Belarusian polar explorers expect new discoveries from Antarctica

7 июня 2022

Installation, adjustment and commissioning of the meteorological station in the Antarctica is  completed. It automatically transmits information about climatic conditions in the area of the Belarusian polar station in Antarctica around the clock. This is one of the successful scientific projects, which our scientists managed to implement during the last expedition. The trip was the longest one. 12 researchers spent 185 days in the southern continent. More than a dozen scientific tasks were realized. Some of them were developed by institutes and organizations of the National Academy of Science. This year, the experimental research of the effect of global warming on the flora and fauna of Antarctica was held as well. 

In addition, two major international projects were implemented.  A joint study with Turkey is aimed at studying the behavior of microplastics in the polar environment and a joint project with German colleagues is aimed to study the instability of the ice sheet in East Antarctica.