FIELDWORK SKILLS IN THE EXTREME

FIELDWORK SKILLS IN THE EXTREME

Gulley already had experience caving and underground diving, but that wasn't enough for expeditions that would require specialized technical skills for the extreme environmental conditions. Scientists applying high-stakes skills for research fieldwork can face injury, equipment failure, extreme...

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Published in:Nature (London) Vol. 631; no. 8021; pp. 695 - 697
Main Author: Jamal, Shihab
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London Nature Publishing Group 18-07-2024
Subjects:
Canoes & canoeing
Climbing
Earthquakes
Environmental conditions
Extreme weather
Field study
Fieldwork
Glaciers
Harsh environments
Herding
Horses
Livestock
Researchers
Skills
Water temperature
Wolves
Canada
United Kingdom > UK
United States > US
Arctic region
Poland
Alaska
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Summary:Gulley already had experience caving and underground diving, but that wasn't enough for expeditions that would require specialized technical skills for the extreme environmental conditions. Scientists applying high-stakes skills for research fieldwork can face injury, equipment failure, extreme weather or vast and harsh environments. When he saw the nomadic Oromo people in Ethiopia riding horses while herding livestock, it struck him that riding would help him to cover the roughly 2,000-square-kilometre range of mostly rugged terrain, where wolf packs roam. [...]even in warmer seasons, the water temperature remains dangerously cold, around 0-7 °C, and so exposure can be life threatening, with loss of consciousness occurring within 15-30 minutes of immersion.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/d41586-024-02311-x