hitting all the glacier after observing the environment for many years researchers like russian alexi teton have been able to monitor the changes taking place. from any year you. know about. change sure. in. one it's. it's known that the moon's gravity force affects ocean tides but it's exact effect on weather has not yet been well explained. that. the russian team cooperate with the seismologists at the german noir my own research station it's. 700 kilometers away perched on stilts not far from the continent's icy shore. mark heads the station's air chemistry observatory he's worried about the rise of c o 2 particles in the antarctic atmosphere he's also concerned that the untouched southern continent could fall victim to economic exploitation it's in a kind of gray zone when it comes to international law thus. it's hard to say what will happen and how things will develop especially if some areas become ice free and amazing raw materials are unearthed. 4 years ago the antarctic treaty was agreed and extended but. i see that as a good sign that it will continue to go in this direction just