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The Polar Imperative Cover

Winter 2023
( Vol. 58 No. 2 )

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The Polar Imperative

WHOI researchers tackle big questions in a melting world

A cold case, filed

A year after East Antarctica’s Conger ice shelf collapsed, an expert uses forensic evidence to uncover what happened

The climate won’t wait

MIT-WHOI Joint Program student Emma Bullock talks Arctic research in an age of climate change and international disputes

Critical support for ocean innovation

Donation from Trustee Sarah Johnson supports innovative projects

Wind Water and Ice

Like fiction, but real. Explore the “superpowers” of three Antarctic icons

Nowhere to go

As sea ice dwindles, Antarctic krill face an uncertain future

The anatomy of ice

Explore the beauty and science behind Greenland's glaciers through this images from photographer Roger Fishman

A cozy crusade

The mittens of Arctic explorer Matthew Henson tell the story of hope and determination

Paddling an angry, ancient ocean

If ancient Beringians got to the Americas by boat, it couldn’t have been easy

Are we heading toward another Little Ice Age?

WHOI climate scientists sound off on the likelihood of 'global cooling'

Waiting on the next freshwater flush

Could the unprecedented amounts of freshwater in the Beaufort Sea stall the current system that controls our climate? WHOI's Isabela Le Bras weighs in.