Published on: 2026-07-14
Source: People’s Republic of China — Translation
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Saint Petersburg, July 14 /Xinhua/ – The Russian drifting station “North Pole – 42” of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI) has completed scientific work in the high latitudes of the Arctic Ocean. This was reported on Tuesday by the institute’s press service.
The expedition began on September 30, 2024, at the end of the Lomonosov underwater ridge, which separates the Eurasian and Amerasian parts of the Arctic Basin of the Arctic Ocean. It lasted 21 months, during which the drifting station covered 3,540 nautical miles, and scientists conducted a full cycle of comprehensive observations of the Arctic natural environment’s condition.
According to the director of AANII, Alexander Makarov, the expedition covered areas where observations had previously been conducted very rarely. The information obtained by the scientists is of great importance for understanding natural changes in the Arctic, where the climate is warming two to three times faster than in other parts of the planet. “Today we see that, despite noticeable warming and a sharp reduction of the summer ice cover in the Arctic Ocean, irreversible changes in other components of the Arctic climate system have not yet occurred,” noted A. Makarov.
The “North Pole — 42” expedition continued the program of comprehensive drifting research in the high latitudes of the Arctic, initiated by Soviet scientists. The first drifting station “North Pole” began its operation in 1937. –0–
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