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12 divers trained in Finland to study polar regions amid growing ice loss and a global shortage of scientific divers.
In Finland, 12 international divers trained at Lake Kilpisjarvi near the Norway-Sweden-Finland border to prepare for scientific research in polar regions.
The 10-day course, run by the University of Helsinki’s Finnish Scientific Diving Academy, focused on skills like ice coring, navigating low-visibility underwater environments, and using safety lines under up to 80 centimeters of ice.
Participants, including PhD students and marine biologists, wore dry suits to withstand 2°C water and accessed the site via snowmobile.
The training addresses a global shortage of scientific divers—estimated at 100 to 200 people—needed to study rapidly changing Arctic and Antarctic ecosystems amid accelerating ice loss.
Coordinators stress the urgency of gathering data as polar ice breaks off at unprecedented rates and sea ice reaches record lows.
12 buzos entrenados en Finlandia para estudiar regiones polares en medio de una creciente pérdida de hielo y una escasez mundial de buzos científicos.