Six bound for Antarctica


Men with a mission: Dr Mazlan (third from left) and the expedition team members looking at the remotely operated vehicle Dolphin-3 to be used in the expedition in the Antartica.

JOHOR BARU: Six scientists from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) will conduct an expedition in Antarctica on climate changes and the impact on global warming.

The team led, by the Institute of Geospatial Science and Technology director Prof Dr Mazlan Hashim, will spend 13 days doing field research in extreme weather conditions which could plunge to below minus 25°C.

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