Photo Credit: U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Patrick Kelley NASA researchers are getting ready for a voyage to the Arctic to study how climate change is impacting the ecosystems and chemistry of icy north. The 5-week long mission, appropriately named Impacts of Climate on Ecosystems and Chemistry of the Arctic Pacific Environment (ICESCAPE) begins June 15th, and by comparing the research team’s observations with NASA’s satellite views of the Arctic Ocean biology and sea ice, the team hopes to come back with answers on how our oceans and ice condi… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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NASA Taking First Trek to Arctic for Ocean Research