“Pretty much everyone agrees that there have been ice shelves in the Arctic Ocean. The question is, When exactly did they exist, for how long, and where?”

leonid polyak, Arctic Ice Shelf Theory Challenged by Ancient Algae

OCEANS ARCHIVE

Scientists Ask NSF to Keep Only Antarctic Icebreaker Afloat

On 28 July, more than 170 researchers sent a letter to National Science Foundation leaders and Congress, urging them to reconsider the decision to terminate the lease of the Nathaniel B. Palmer, the United States’ only Antarctic research vessel-icebreaker (RVIB) and a key part of science operations around the White Continent.

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