Melting ice in Antarctica. (Laura Cimoli via SWNS)
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Water monitoring sensors being deployed over the side of a ship as part of long-term international ocean monitoring program. (Laura Cimoli via SWNS)
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(University of Cambridge / Scripps Institution of Oceanography / Communications Earth and Environment via SWNS)
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(Photo by ArcticDesire.com Polarreisen via Pexels)
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