Name: ‘We’re like astronauts’: scientists prepare to spend eight months at sea drifting through arctic ice
Uploaded: 2026-08-23T13:01:51Z
Duration: 1 min 50 s
Description: A team of 12 scientists with the Tara Ocean Foundation are set to launch on a mission where their ship will drift with arctic ice floes to study climate change.

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‘We’re like astronauts’: scientists prepare to spend eight months at sea drifting through arctic ice

A team of 12 scientists with the Tara Ocean Foundation are set to launch on a mission where their ship will drift with arctic ice floes to study climate change.

August 23, 2026 at 8:48a.m. EDT