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'I can't work in the farce of climate change cruise tourism anymore': Why Antarctic guides quit their dream jobs

In the words of a former Antarctic tour guide we interviewed: "You'd see massive glacier calvings, and you'd just want to cry. But all the guests would be cheering. And you'd be like … 'can you not put two and two together?'"

'I can't work in the farce of climate change cruise tourism anymore': Why Antarctic guides quit their dream jobs
Image: Phys.org
In the words of a former Antarctic tour guide we interviewed: "You'd see massive glacier calvings, and you'd just want to cry. But all the guests would be cheering. And you'd be like … 'can you not put two and two together?'"

Originally published at Phys.org

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