Large research mission begins in the Arctic to study climate change
大型研究考察隊啟程前往北極，以研究氣候變遷
更新於: 2026年7月10日 下午12:45
The Arctic is often called the Earth's air conditioner, but it is currently warming faster than anywhere else on the planet.
北極常被稱為地球的「冷氣機」，但目前其暖化速度比地球上任何地方都要快。
To better understand this crisis, researchers are launching large-scale missions into this remote, icy wilderness.
為了更深入理解這場危機，研究人員正發起大規模任務，深入這片偏遠且冰冷的荒原。
The gold standard for this work was the MOSAiC expedition (2019–2020), where scientists intentionally froze their ship, the RV Polarstern, into the ice to drift through the Arctic for a full year.
這項研究的黃金標準是 MOSAiC 遠征（2019-2020），當時科學家刻意讓他們的船隻「極星號」（RV Polarstern）凍結在冰層中，隨冰漂流整整一年。
This mission provided vital data on how the atmosphere, ocean, and ice interact, filling a long-standing knowledge gap.
這次任務提供了關於大氣、海洋與冰層如何交互作用的關鍵數據，填補了長久以來的知識空白。
This French-built laboratory is designed for a twenty-year program, focusing not just on physical climate data, but also on biodiversity.
這座由法國打造的實驗室旨在執行一項為期二十年的計畫，不僅聚焦於氣候物理數據，也將重心放在生物多樣性上。
Braving temperatures as low as -50°C and the total darkness of the polar night, these scientists perform incredibly difficult work.
面對低至攝氏零下五十度（-50°C）的氣溫與極夜的完全黑暗，這些科學家正從事極度艱鉅的工作。
Through international cooperation and advanced technology, these missions are turning observations into the evidence needed for global climate action.
透過國際合作與先進科技，這些任務正將觀測結果轉化為全球氣候行動所需的科學證據。
As these expeditions monitor the shifting landscape, they remind us that what happens in the Arctic has profound, ripple effects on the entire world.
隨著這些遠征隊持續監測變動中的地景，他們提醒我們，北極所發生的事對整個世界都有著深遠的連鎖效應。
