Germany’s RV Polarstern Returns Home from North Pole, Warns of a ‘Dying Arctic’

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"We need to get all the help we can because it’s important to understand what’s going on and the more people help out, the better.”

Rex, the German research vessel's expedition leader, noted that the ship encountered unusually thin and mushy conditions in the region above northern Greenland this summer that allowed them to make an unplanned detour to the North Pole.

“We are watching the Arctic sea ice die,” Rex said, adding that he thinks it's possible there may be no summer sea ice in the Arctic soon.

This would cause not just a significant disruption to indigenous societies in the region but also interfere with the planet's cooling system.

“We need to do everything to preserve it for future generations,” he said. 

(Writer: Frank Jordans) 

Source: https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-climate-climate-change-bears-arctic-c992fcfc1468a570c93efebfafd2f4b7