Last reviewed September 2, 2026
Briefings explain what the evidence shows. Position statements address the next question: what should follow from it?
This section makes Krigsvold’s advocacy explicit and testable. A position is not presented as a scientific finding merely because science informs it. Each statement separates its factual basis from its judgment and includes:
- a proposition that can be accepted, rejected, or revised;
- supporting evidence linked to primary institutions and sources;
- a recommended course of action;
- limits, costs, uncertainties, and tradeoffs;
- publication and review dates; and
- a route for corrections.
Positions may change when the evidence, available choices, or consequences change. A revision should be visible rather than silently passed off as the position that was always held.
Position 01 · Published September 2, 2026
Antarctic Observation Is Global Public Infrastructure
Sustained Antarctic and Southern Ocean observation should be funded for continuity, coordinated internationally, and made openly useful as global public infrastructure.
Read the positionThe relationship among the site’s three records is deliberate: Briefings explain; positions argue; the Annual Record shows what was done.