Scientists on the PS131 enter an ice floe in the ice edge zone north of Spitsbergen. The Polarstern was expected to arrive at the Lloyd Werft pier in Bremerhaven, Germany, on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Note: Licensed photo (Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Vera Schlindwein/Newsflash)
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18 August 2022
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The Polarstern icebreaker returned to port in Germany on Wednesday after spending 51 days conducting research in the Arctic amid record heatwaves this summer. The researchers were investigating how increasingly warm Atlantic waters are affecting two glaciers in north-eastern Greenland. The...