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Fata Morgana

By Howie Koss · December 1, 2008 · comments 2 comments
OFFSHORE NEW HARBOR CAMP, ANTARCTICA-- Fata Morgana. This Italian expression rolls nicely off the tongue, but what do these foreign and wonderful words mean? What is the origin of this ghostly term? How does this phenomenon manifest itself in nature?... {Read More »}


- 57 Degrees with Wind Chill

By Saffia Hossainzadeh · November 21, 2008 · comments 1 comment
MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA-- Any person who is required to venture off base, or out of McMurdo, has to take a course called Snowcraft 1 or ‘Happy Camper School’. We learn the basics of camping in Antarctica with our survival kit... {Read More »}