April 26, 2010

Antarctic Research Bases

From a slide show of the state of the art in Antarctic Research Bases.

Researchers have occupied this site continuously for 54 years, creating an invaluable scientific record. (The man-made hole in the ozone was first identified here, so the coordinates are crucial in tracking the state of the atmosphere.) But staying put is not easy. The Brunt Ice Shelf moves as much as half a mile a year, like a conveyor belt built to toss tea-drinking scientists into the icy sea. So the old station is being abandoned as it moves toward the abyss. This new base, however, is more like an RV than an A-frame: Several ski-shod pods get towed back to their original positions as the ice shelf moves.

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  1. Sheila Ryan on April 26th, 2010 at 9:59 am

    Okay. I want to live in that.

  2. Deron Bauman on April 26th, 2010 at 10:05 am

    me too.

  3. Sheila Ryan on April 26th, 2010 at 12:53 pm

    I am beginning to think that Antarctica is the place for me.

  4. Sheila Ryan on April 26th, 2010 at 12:54 pm

    This could be the beginning of an odyssey in the manner of Renner.

  5. Deron Bauman on April 26th, 2010 at 12:56 pm

    pack a sweater!

  6. Cindy Scroggins on April 26th, 2010 at 12:56 pm

    Except you will be in search of cold rather than attempting to escape it.

    We’ll write a children’s book: Sheila Goes to Antarctica.

  7. Sheila Ryan on April 26th, 2010 at 1:00 pm

    Yes, I want to embrace the cold.

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