Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: From March 1, 2007, to that same date the following year, nations from around the world and particularly the North came together for what was the third International Polar Year (IPY). As with the case in the two previous IPYs (the first in the 1870s and the second during the 1930s), it was a gathering of scientists and researchers who teamed up to learn more about the planets northern and southern extremes.
This time, however, there was an added sense of urgency. Climate change, a global phenomenon,...