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The March for Science stretched all the way to the North Pole

The March for Science organizers said this would be a global event. They did not disappoint.

Andrew Freedman

on April 22, 2017

The March for Science stretched all the way to the North Pole

Scientists and science enthusiasts marched in London. Credit: Natasha Quarmby/REX/Shutterstock

The Trump administration's assault on scientific evidence and research funding may have triggered the March for Science, but the more than 500 events around the world on Saturday demonstrated that the movement is truly global.

The marches began Friday night in Oceania, with events in New Zealand and Australia. As Saturday dawned, the marches spread to Europe, with major gatherings in Berlin, Geneva, and London, among other locations.

There were even marches, albeit small ones, in Greenland and the North Pole, where climate scientists are deployed studying the rapidly melting land and sea ice.

Here are some scenes from around the world.

Chicago:

New Zealand:

Australia:

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Iceland:

Greenland:

Hungary:

Germany:

Italy:

England:

Scene from the London "March for Science" event. Credit: Natasha Quarmby/REX/Shutterstock

Uganda:

The North Pole:

It remains to be seen how this global show of support for science, reason, and facts can be channeled into action going forward, but the turnout on Saturday has been impressive by any measure.

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Andrew Freedman

Andrew Freedman is Mashable's Senior Editor for Science and Special Projects. Prior to working at Mashable, Freedman was a Senior Science writer for Climate Central. He has also worked as a reporter for Congressional Quarterly and Greenwire/E&E Daily. His writing has also appeared in the Washington Post, online at The Weather Channel, and washingtonpost.com, where he wrote a weekly climate science column for the "Capital Weather Gang" blog. He has provided commentary on climate science and policy for Sky News, CBC Radio, NPR, Al Jazeera, Sirius XM Radio, PBS NewsHour, and other national and international outlets. He holds a Masters in Climate and Society from Columbia University, and a Masters in Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School at Tufts University.