The Polarstern departs from its home port of Bremerhaven for the Arctic. A tug pulls the ship towards the lock. Note: Licensed photo. (Nina Machner/Newsflash)
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01 July 2022
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The legendary research vessel and icebreaker Polarstern has left Germany and is heading to the Arctic to assess the impact of climate change amid a record heatwave in Europe. Over the last 40 years, the Arctic's summer sea-ice extent has dropped by a staggering 40 per cent, scientists say, and now...