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Planet and is the source area for hundreds of glaciers. The juno icefield Research Program, or jirp, has been studying these mighty rivers of ice since 1946 to better understand how our planets natural environments are changing and what this means to our common future. And actually theres a little bit of complexity as to why we use glacier ice. I came here as a science student 23 years ago and returned to work here this summer as a parttime staff member. Like other jirpers, as we call ourselves,...

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Spearfish native journeys into polar regions for research Follow Us Question of the Day SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) - A Spearfish native has worked her way up to a pretty cool job - literally. Jennifer Mercer has worked her way from Antarctica to the Arctic Ocean, doing atmospheric and snow studies. Now, she’s the Acting Section Head for the Arctic Sciences Section of the National Science Foundation. Mercer said her journey into the Arctic started in college with her interest in photogra...