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Polar Regions

American  

plural noun

  1. the regions within the Arctic and Antarctic circles.


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"While we disagree about the process driving this change at Hektoria, we are in absolute agreement that the changes in the polar regions are scarily rapid, quicker than we expected even a decade ago," said Anna Hogg, professor of Earth observation at the University of Leeds.

From BBC

"We will need to exit Antarctica by the end of January because after that there are no planes and no logistics that can help us out," said 33-year-old Tordeur, who has travelled the polar regions for a decade.

From Barron's

In the polar regions, the charge polarity matches the traditional theory.

From Science Daily

"In conventional theory, the charge polarity in the equatorial plane and above the polar regions should be the same. Why, then, do we see opposite polarities between these regions? This can actually be explained by the motion of plasma," explains corresponding author Yusuke Ebihara of Kyoto University.

From Science Daily

The Sun's polar regions remain one of the least explored areas in solar science.

From Science Daily