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  • The Importance of Polar Science

    05 Feb 2010

    In an era where politicians and the 24-hour news media often talk about climate change, polar science gets hardly any mention. Even during the fourth International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-08, when polar scientists from around the world mobilized in an international effort to study the Polar Regions – something that happens only every 50 years or so – acknowledgement from…

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