Revisiting a Swiss Arctic expedition at UNIGE

On Tuesday March 31, the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the Fondation Pacifique are organising an evening dedicated to the Arctic 2020-2024 expedition. The aim of this circumnavigation of the Arctic Ocean by sailboat was to collect scientific data to gain a better understanding of the role of this region, which is particularly sensitive to climate change. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The documentary "Arctic Horizons. The story of an unprecedented Swiss expedition" will be shown for the first time. The screening will be followed by a discussion on the scientific, environmental and geopolitical challenges of the Arctic, in the presence of Daniel McGinnis, associate professor at the UNIGE and a specialist in environmental and water sciences. Launched in 2020, the main scientific objective of the expedition was to continuously monitor greenhouse gas concentrations in the Arctic. The project was part of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Sciences for ...