UK Leads Polar Climate Change Research
The UK's flagship polar research vessel, RRS Sir David Attenborough, will head to Antarctica to support various climate change-related science projects.
Operated by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), the vessel will aid research on topics such as underwater tsunamis, glacier melt, and whale populations.
"The saying goes 'what happens in Antarctica doesn't stay in Antarctica'"
BAS oceanographer Peter Davis expressed disappointment that the United States is withdrawing from scientific exploration in the region, calling it "a shame".
- Research topics: underwater tsunamis, glacier melt, whale populations
- Vessel: RRS Sir David Attenborough, a 15,000-ton icebreaker with laboratories and a helipad
Author's summary: UK advances polar climate research as US withdraws support.