Environmental Woes of Tierra del Fuego -- Climate Change

Unable to pack entire wet, heavy peat cores back to a lab for study, Sascha Birkenstock squeezes fluid from slices of the core representing specific time periods. Oscar Baeza and Dr. Harald Biester bag samples of muddy peat. Chemicals and pollens sought by the researchers will remain in the smaller samples, reducing weight and volume for the difficult 6-hour boat trip back to civilization. Fuel for the boat trip is carefully measured. Any extra weight may mean being stranded in the rough waters of the Skyring Fjord.

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Unable to pack entire wet, heavy peat cores back to a lab for study, Sascha Birkenstock squeezes fluid from slices of the core representing specific time periods. Oscar Baeza and Dr. Harald Biester bag samples of muddy peat. Chemicals and pollens sought by the researchers will remain in the smaller samples, reducing weight and volume for the difficult 6-hour boat trip back to civilization. Fuel for the boat trip is carefully measured. Any extra weight may mean being stranded in the rough waters of the Skyring Fjord.