March 3rd, 2009
International Polar Year
The Internation Polar Year is done. And there’s now a glacier of data to be analyzed. One thing the scientists learned: the ice flows at a much higher rate in the Arctic than previously known. That’s part of the reason Arctic ice is melting faster than in earlier decades.
One of the biggest obstacles for the scientists of IPY: creating a global, useful data base so future research can use thre IPY information as a baseline.
A newsman since 1969, Harry Fuller has worked for CBS, ABC, CNBC Europe, CNET and was founding news director at TechTV. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
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