On Thin Ice: Contemplating Our Climate Future in Antarctica (Part 4)

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🗓️ 12 July 2024

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We’re at the end of the Nathaniel B. Palmer’s Antarctic expedition. The researchers onboard are returning sea ice and thousands of gallons of seawater. These samples will allow them to examine biogeochemical processes, some of which are linked to climate change. As the research vessel makes its way back to port, the scientists reflect on the future of our planet and the question of whether the ice in Antarctica will always be around for sampling. Listen to the first three episodes of this series: – Glacial Melting Could Change the Chemistry of Antarctic Seawater – Penguins and Ice Samples Make This Research Vessel Paradice – Life for Researchers on This Icebreaker Is Cold and Fulfilling E-mail us at sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover! Discover something new every day: subscribe to Scientific American and sign up for Today in Science, our daily newsletter. Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Kelso Harper, Madison Goldberg and Jeff DelViscio. This episode was hosted by journalist Sofia Moutinho. Our show is edited by Elah Feder, Alexa Lim, Madison Goldberg and Anaissa Ruiz Tejada, with fact-checking by Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck. The theme music was composed by Dominic Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:02.0	In our last few Friday fascination episodes,
1:04.8	journalist Sophia Mocino has taken us along for her ride on the
1:09.1	Nesaniel B Palmer, an icebreaker traveling through the southern ocean.
1:14.1	Today marks the end of our journey with Sophia,
1:16.2	so if this is the first time you are hearing
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