But late last week Norway imposed new restrictions requiring that any nonresident entering the country be placed in quarantine for two weeks. The yearlong expedition in the Arctic, known as Mosaic, is centred on a research icebreaker, Polarstern, that has been drifting with the pack ice for the past six months. The flights, which would collect data on the atmosphere and sea-ice thickness, were designed to complement the research happening at the surface. Wegener Institute officials said that those flights should still be possible, unless Norway imposes even more drastic measures. That said, no one can predict how the situation will change over the next few months.”© 2020 The New York Times Company

Source: bd News24 March 16, 2020 23:37 UTC