Ice Stories
Exploratorium Home

Pages and Posts Tagged ‘South Pole’


The Clock is Ticking

By Kathryn Schaffer Miknaitis · February 5, 2008 · comments No comments yet
I looked up at the weather screen today and saw that the temperature had dropped to -38 F (which is actually almost exactly equal to… {Read More »}


Order & Progress

By Kathryn Schaffer Miknaitis · February 3, 2008 · comments No comments yet
A few weeks ago, I posted pictures from a walking tour of the edges of the station. (To read that post, please click here.) Behind… {Read More »}


A Monumental Effort

By Kathryn Schaffer Miknaitis · January 12, 2008 · comments No comments yet
Today, what I should be writing about is the formal dedication ceremony for the new station. This morning, the flag was taken down once and… {Read More »}


Like No Other: The South Pole Christmas Tree

By Kathryn Schaffer Miknaitis · December 25, 2007 · comments 9 comments
My new favorite thing in the whole universe is the Christmas tree at the South Pole: The second I saw it... ...I fell in love… {Read More »}

Newer Entries »