Antarctic Guide Blog
Hurley’s pics finally hung at palace
NEARLY a century after he hand-delivered them to Buckingham Palace, legendary Australian photographer Frank Hurley’s iconic Antarctic images have gone on display. His pictures from Ernest Shackleton’s epic Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition from 1914-1917 form half of the first photographic exhibition to be held at the Palace. Hurley’s shots were from a deluxe album he presented […]
Frozen Planet: Incredible pictures released of new BBC documentary
Images from Frozen Planet have been released, showcasing spectacular footage from Sir David Attenborough‘s latest series, which looks at the effects of global warming on the Arctic and Antarctic. http://www.metro.co.uk/tv/878924-frozen-planet-incredible-pictures-released-of-new-bbc-documentary#ixzz1bNmgGlLd
Antarctic ozone hole is as big as North America
Washington: The first significant ozone hole above the Antarctic is now as big as North America, scientists have claimed. Spanning about 25 million square kilometers, the ozone hole over the South Pole reached its maximum annual size on September 14, becoming the fifth largest on record, they said. The largest Antarctic ozone hole ever recorded occurred […]
Antarctic stroke victim in New Zealand
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, Oct. 17 (UPI) — A researcher who may have suffered a stroke at the South Pole landed in New Zealand Monday, seven weeks after her incident. Rescuers could not immediately evacuate Renee-Nicole Douceur, 58, after her apparent stroke because of highly dangerous weather conditions this time of year in Antarctica, ABC News […]
Icelandic off-road company sets record South Pole crossing
Guinness recognized a new world record for the fastest overland journey to the South Pole this week. The expedition occurred in December 2010, when two modified Toyota Hilux trucks travelled 1,434 miles across the Antarctic High Plateau in 108 hours. http://www.autoblog.com/2011/10/15/icelandic-off-road-company-sets-record-south-pole-crossing/
Antarctic mission to look for life in sub-glacial lake
Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey will drill 3km through ice sheet to take samples from Lake Ellsworth. Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) will use a hot-water “drill” to cut through the ice cap to Lake Ellsworth, on the western Antarctic ice sheet. By sampling the contents of the lake, which is liquid because […]
Using Antarctic grass to develop frost tolerant wheat
A research team based in Victoria is getting some encouraging results from its genetic testing done on antarctic hair grass. (Deschampsia Antarctica). For the last ten years the Department of Primary Industries in Victoria has been trying to develop a frost tolerant wheat. Research scientist Ulrik John says they have had some success identifying the crucial genes […]