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The brothers on a four-month voyage through the Arctic Circle

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Isak Rockström , 26 , and his brother Alex , 25 , are among the youngest to attempt to sail the Northwest Passage .

They have faced brushes with icebergs and severe gales around Iceland .

The aim of the expedition is to highlight how climate change is increasing in the region.

The crew of the Abel Tasman are studying climate physics at the University of Bergen .

They hope the data they gather along the Northwest Passage will be significant.

Melting of the Greenland ice sheet is likely to weaken the main current that runs the length of the Atlantic and has a major influence on the climate.

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