UK Leads Polar Climate Change Research as US Withdraws
Britain's flagship polar research vessel, the RRS Sir David Attenborough, is set to depart for Antarctica to advance dozens of climate change-linked science projects.
The vessel will undertake research in the Antarctic as part of the British Antarctic Survey, including studies on glacier melt and whale populations.
- Research on extracted ice cores to understand past climates
- Tracking glacier melt and whale populations
- "Hunting underwater tsunamis"
The RRS Sir David Attenborough is expected to reach Antarctica by late November.
Western nations are spearheading studies in Antarctica while the United States withdraws.
Author's summary: UK vessel heads to Antarctica for climate research.