Antarctic Guide Blog
Snow storm, Cuverville Island, Antarctica
Snow storm, Cuverville Island, Antarctica
Snow storm, Cuverville Island, Antarctica
Water Boat Study #5, Deception Island
Antarctic science station’s work supports “Big Bang” and Einstein
A team of American scientists, operating a £12 million telescope at Amundsen-Scott base at the geographic South Pole has announced the discovery of what may figuratively be described as the fingerprint of God. The importance of this finding, announced on Monday afternoon at an excited press conference at Harvard University, cannot be overestimated; one leading physicist has gone […]
“Falklands nuclear missiles turned out to be penguins”
5 April 2014 Falkland Islanders replied with a picture of King penguins to Argentine President Cristina Fernandez claims that the Falklands had become NATO’s largest base in the South Atlantic and was equipped with missiles that could reach any of the region’s countries, and also had “nuclear weapons”. King Penguins (‘nuclear missiles’) “The Falklands […]
Arctic Fatality on Quark Expedition
One dead and two injured in incident at sea Polar specialist Quark Expeditions has confirmed that one person has died and two are injured after an incident in the Arctic Circle. The passengers were onboard a sightseeing zodiac when it capsized outside of Longyearbyen, Svalbard at 11am on 17 June. The two injured passengers […]
Obama’s Arctic strategy sets off a climate time bomb
US National Strategy for the Arctic Region prioritises corporate ‘economic opportunities’ at the expense of everyone else Shell’s drilling rig Kulluk aground on the southeast shore of Sitkalidak Island about 40 miles southwest of Kodiak City, Alaska, January 4, 2013. Photograph: Zachary Painter/USCG One week ago, the Obama administration launched its National Strategy for the Arctic […]