The Maine Question- What's it like living and doing research in the worlds most remote locations?

What’s it like in the most remote, harsh and spectacular locations on Earth? Anyone with a thirst for adventure has likely dreamed of seeing the South Pole, Mount Everest, or the massive ice sheets of Greenland. Paul Mayewski has done all that and more. In the first of a two-part conversation, he talks with host Ron Lisnet about his adventures during his 55-plus expeditions in extreme locales. The scientist, explorer and director of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute estimates he’s lived about four years’ total in a tent or under the stars in remote regions. His devotion has resulted in groundbreaking discoveries about climate change. Hear him talk about preparing locally and globally for what’s in store.