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Scientists living on the edge!

Part researcher, part intrepid explorer, the line between the two can be a thin one…

Glaciologists roped up on the Astrolabe "school" glacier in Antarctica
Glaciologists roped up on the Astrolabe "school" glacier in Antarctica

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Some scientists really are adventurers in the realms of knowledge. From the depths of the oceans to the summits of the Himalayas, from the heart of the Amazon rainforest to the vastness of the Antarctic, scientists have been known to travel to the very ends of the world in their quest for knowledge! They have endured great physical and psychological hardship to install measurement instruments, gather data and carry out experiments. Here we focus on researchers whose exploits rival those of many a great explorer.

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In mid-climb on the Argentière glacier in the Mont-Blanc massif
Research to the Extreme
The team of scientists needs fifteen days of gradual acclimation in order to work atop the glacier
Monitoring Glaciers at the Top of the world
A second expedition was conducted in Bolivia in spring 2017
Memory on ice
Dives are made in extreme conditions, at a temperature of - 1.9 °C
Research in Cold Waters
The technical team regularly travels the volcano on foot
In the Heart of the "Furnace"
As it flows towards the ocean, the Astrolabe follows the underlying relief
A Glacier under Surveillance
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Expédition de glaciologie PRESHINE 2017, dirigée par Patrick Wagnon, glaciologue (IGE IRD) et guide de haute montagne. Durant un mois, une équipe composée de scientifiques français, népalais, belge et hollandais, réalisent des mesures sur les glaciaires Mera, Pokalde, et Changri-Nup, dans le massif de l'Everest. Ils mesurent en effet sur le long terme l'évolution du bilan de masse de ces glaciers dans le contexte de réchauffement climatique. Dans le cadre du programme de recherche…

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Lancement d'un drone sur le glacier du Changri-Nup, au Népal

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