Wednesday, January 05, 2005

UN-backed expedition to sail to Antarctica to gauge impact of global warming

4 January 2005 – In a United Nations-backed project, a two-masted ship will set sail this month from the tip of South America for Antarctica to witness first-hand the impacts of global warming and environmental change on the world’s most southerly continent.

The expedition by the Tara, which is supported by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), is scheduled to take one month and will take it to various areas including the northern Weddell Sea.

It will also serve as preparation for Tara’s next and arguably most important venture to date, also supported by UNEP – two years spent adrift in the Arctic from September 2006 to September 2008 as part of the 2007 International Polar Year in order to help better comprehend the inner workings of global warming.

// posted by Unknown @ 9:07 p.m.
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