Pole Position

WHOI science writer Mike Carlowicz interviews NOAA scientist Sigrid Salo during a flight from Resolute Bay, Canada, to Canadian Forces Station Alert. Along for the flight to Alert were (back row, from left to right): WHOI engineering assistant Kris Newhall, WHOI research specialist Rick Krishfield, University of Washington arctic logistics coordinator Andy Heiberg, and documentary cameraman/producer Brian Igelman; Oregon State University graduate student Matt Alkire sits next to Salo. The interview at 20,000 feet was part of the Polar Discovery outreach project; another installment of these “live from the poles” web events resume next week with an expedition to Antartica. (Photo by Christopher Linder, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)