As Markus Rex, the leader of the MOSAiC expedition puts it: "It really has been fascinating to stand at the North Pole, the upper end of our planet. Arctic warming twice as fastThis year has certainly been a record-breaking one for the Arctic climate-wise, from scorching heat to low sea ice extent. Team researchers from the MOSAiC expedition exploring the ice floes during the third leg of the expedition in April 2020. They are out in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, actually on the ice, completing the MOSAiC Expedition. Heading for the new MOSAiC ice floe, Polarstern takes the shortest way to the area of interest: via the North Pole.

Source: CBC News August 30, 2020 10:00 UTC