United States Hosts 32nd Meeting of Antarctic Treaty Nations

Historic Antarctic Treaty, Arctic Council joint session launches meeting

At a critical time for the Antarctic Peninsula, which scientists say is one of the fastest-warming places on Earth, and the increasing loss of summer ice in the Arctic Ocean, the first joint session of officials representing the Antarctic Treaty and the Arctic Council convened April 6 in Baltimore.

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