Jenkins: Research on the properties of snow at the North Pole should be conducted in January and February  The weather is then cold enough to ensure that the snow will not melt  It is important that research money not be wasted; if we wait until a later month, we risk sending researchers when they will be unable to carry out research successfully  Lurano: I disagree
The weather will likely still be quite cold in April and May, and by going later, researchers run less risk of suffering dangerous exposure to the cold
research funding considerations outweigh the risk to researchers posed by the temperatures at the North Pole in January and February