Extreme Cold Weather | Ice Stories: Dispatches From Polar Scientists

Antarctic Life: A Look Back At Our Time In the Field, Part 1

By Nadine Quintana Krupinski · December 28, 2007 ·

As our team finishes up and we all make our way back to the States, I thought I'd post a variety of photos from our… {Read More »}

What Passes for Weather

By Kathryn Schaffer Miknaitis · December 24, 2007 ·

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We're guaranteed to have a white Christmas (of sorts) here at the South Pole. But it won't snow. It is normally too cold here for… {Read More »}

Caught in the Storm

By Nadine Quintana Krupinski · December 9, 2007 ·

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WHILLANS ICE STREAM, ANTARCTICA-- In this audio dispatch I describe the storm that temporarily halted our research and left us stranded in our tents. Listen… {Read More »}

Mission from Siple Dome

By Slawek Tulaczyk · December 6, 2007 ·

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In this audio dispatch, I describe how we were grounded at the Siple Dome airstrip on our way to our field site. As the weather… {Read More »}

Unbreakable Beaker: A Scientist’s Life at South Pole Station

By Kathryn Schaffer Miknaitis · December 5, 2007 ·

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The entire South Pole Station exists solely to support science that can only be done in this unique location. The support is phenomenal, from the… {Read More »}