ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

International Arctic Research Center

So imagine you're playing with a big globe where you can see all the countries and oceans. The Arctic is a really cold place at the top of the globe that not many people go to because it's so cold and icy. But scientists are really interested in studying the Arctic because it can tell us a lot about the Earth's climate and how it's changing.

The International Arctic Research Center, or IARC for short, is a special place where scientists from all around the world come together to study the Arctic. They have fancy tools and instruments that help them measure things like the temperature, snow and ice, and the air and water quality.

These scientists want to learn more about how the Arctic is changing and what that means for the rest of the world. When they find out new information, they share it with other scientists and with people who make decisions about things like the environment and climate change.

So the IARC is a special place where smart people work together to learn more about the cold and icy Arctic, and how it can help us understand our planet better.