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They are the remotest places of our planet, but they are in the center of public interest: the North and South Pole. There is still a lot to discover about ice, flora and fauna, climate and the effects of human behaviour.
In the meanwhile it has become evident that these areas are highly influenced by climate changes. Furthermore the melting of polar ice can cause a chain of reactions. That’s why a lot of research is carried out on the effects of ‘global change’: the effects of rising temperature, greenhouse effects, UV-radiation and other consequences of the industrial society.
Within the framework of the two international polar years (march 2007-march2009) a lot of extra research is going on in which the University of Groningen participates.
One of the problems is that the society wants to know what the consequences are of different climate changes. Researchers use climate models. These models are by definition unreliable. Because of the complexity of the problems researchers prefer not to intervene too fast in the climate debate.
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: Researchers should more often intervene in the climate debate. Give your opinion!
In het kader van het international polar year staat het poolonderzoek extra in de belangstelling. Via een VPRO-website zijn poolonderzoekers via een blog te volgen. Het werk van diverse Groningse poolonderzoekers is zo te volgen.
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In het tijdschrift Noorderbreedte beantwoorden hoogleraren Harro Meijer en Ton Schoot Uiterkamp vragen over de klimaatproblematiek. Lees verder....
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