CSIRO sets sail south to test the clean air in remote Tasmania

What if the purest air on the planet had answers to our climate future? This is what a team of Australian scientists are hoping to discover on their mission in the Southern Ocean. Their objective: to track the impact of human activities on this preserved region, which is crucial for the balance of the climate. Direction the 50th screamers: the ship Investigator on the front line Since April 29, the RV Investigator, a research ship of the CSIRO (…

CSIRO sets sail south to test the clean air in remote Tasmania

Kennaook/Cape Grim in Tasmania is ideally located to measure changes in greenhouse gas emissions. Photo: CSIRO A CSIRO team has sailed south to test the air in remote Tasmania, said to be among the cleanest in the world. Scientists onboard the CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator are on a three-week mission to learn more about the increasing influence of human activity on the global atmosphere. Situated in remote northwest Tasmania, …