Need Antarctic data: Send in the seals (AP)

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Need Antarctic data: Send in the seals (AP) - 08-11-2008, 10:31 PM

AP - Bitter cold and floating sea ice long frustrated scientists seeking to study the ocean around Antarctica in winter. The solution: Send in the seals. The polar regions are expected to be especially sensitive to climate change, but collecting data has been a problem, especially in the wind-whipped Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica.

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