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Climate Activists board Ice-strong Boat Aug 23, stuck in ice Aug 24
[WattsUWithThat] From August 23 to Sept. 13, the University of Rhode Island..., with major funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation and additional support from the Heising-Simons Foundation, will conduct the innovative Northwest Passage Project research expedition .......... to aid understanding of / document climate change effects...On the morning of August 24th, the Akademik Ioffe ‐ the vessel carrying the participants of the National Science Foundation funded Northwest Passage Project being conducted by the University of Rhode Island ‐ became grounded (forced by ice) in the western Gulf of Boothia in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago...between 80 and 90 of the passengers will fly from the remote Arctic coastline community back to Yellowknife. The Transportation Safety Board is considering whether it will send investigators to the site. A board spokesman says the ship has suffered some damage. Posted by: lord garth 2018-08-28 |
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