INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR KICKS OFF

The video discusses a major scientific initiative to study the North and South Poles over two years, costing 1.5 billion dollars. It highlights the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration among scientists to achieve extraordinary results. The transcript emphasizes the effects of global warming, such as the reduction of the ozone layer and melting ice shelves, which impact wildlife and humans. It also projects climate variations in Europe and changes in Arctic sea ice. The mobilization of the scientific community aims to better measure climate change and support the argument that human activity contributes to global warming.

What is the overall cost of the scientific mobilization mentioned in the text?

How are the effects of global warming being felt in the polar regions?

What should we expect in terms of climate variations in Northwest Europe?

What is the significance of the mobilization of the scientific community in measuring climate change?

What role does human activity play in global warming according to the text?