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@DrPlanktonguy@ecoevo.social
2025-12-28 13:45:43

The CCGS Amundsen is a Canadian research icebreaker run by the non-profit Amundsen Science at Université Laval and operated by Canadian Coast Guard. This past summer, the ship was able to navigate into areas previously off limits due to very thick multi-year ice (5 yrs, 7 or more metres thick). There is much less of this thick stable ice in the Arctic now due to #ClimateChange, meaning prev…

image/jpeg researchers in orange life suits take measurements on a snow covered ice sheet that extends into the distance. A red ship with a helicopter and Canadian flag sits in the background. Source: Amundsen Science.