Belgium will build a site in the Antarctica to study climate change. But for this, the zone doesn’t have to compromise on its environment i.e. due to pollution generating from the site. This polar station will be powered by renewable sources of energy — solar and wind. Belgium will built this first such station in the Antarctica.
Building the station will cost 6.4 million euros ($8.2 million). This amount is revealed during the unveiling of the plan. The International Polar Foundation organizes the project. The base will be constructed from November 2007 to March 2008.
The station will be home to 20 people during the Antarctic summer and it will include 12 to 16 scientists. These scientists will study climate change. Hubert, a scientist and explorer said,
Antarctica is the only place on earth where the link between carbon dioxide emissions and temperature rise has been discovered.
The International Polar Year will see the opening of the station, which is from March 2007 to March 2009. It is during this period, scientific effort will increase on the continent.
Via: Reuters
