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iClimate at Klimafolkemødet: Lessons from Historic Polar Expeditions

What can we learn about climate from the polar expeditions of the past?

Info about event

Time

Saturday 29 August 2026,  at 11:30 - 12:00

Location

Yellow stage, Klimafolkemødet

Organizer

iClimate

What if the key to understanding future climate change lies in 100-year-old museum jars? Nuclear tests and fossil fuels have altered the ocean for centuries to come, blurring our climate baseline. By studying mussels from early polar expeditions, scientists can reconstruct the ocean’s natural chemistry and better understand future change in the Arctic Ocean.

Panel participants

Associate Professor Christof Pearce, iClimate, Aarhus University

Moderator

Journalist Jeppe Kyhne Knudsen, Aarhus Universitet