Environment
Eight-month expedition to study the impact of climate change
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As Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, an adaptation of Homer's epic poem, arrives in cinemas, a very different odyssey is about to begin. Next month, a team of scientists will travel to the remote Arctic town of Kirkenes in Norway to board the floating laboratory Tara Polar Station for an eight-month expedition. The mission will study the impact of climate change and pollution on the Arctic Ocean.
As Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, an adaptation of Homer's epic poem, arrives in cinemas, a very different odyssey is about to begin. Next month, a team of scientists will travel to the remote Arctic town of Kirkenes in Norway to board the floating laboratory Tara Polar Station for an eight-month expedition. The mission will study the impact of climate change and pollution on the Arctic Ocean. For more, we're joined by Marcel Babin, Scientific Director of the Tara Polaris I expedition.
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