McMurdo Station Antarctica
Experiences and musings from the far south. This is a place to learn about McMurdo researchers and their experiments and experiences.
From a British Antarctic Survey Press Release. Next time some alarmist wails about ice melt in Antarctica, point them to this story that shows nature has self regulating features for our planet. (h/t to Hu McCullough)
Antarctica glacier retreat creates new carbon dioxide store
Issue date: 09 Nov 2009
Number: 11/2009
Antarctic Peninsula Map (click to enlarge)
Large blooms [...]
From wattsupwiththat.com
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- Antarctic dome to be decommissioned (gadling.com)
Eighty British tourists on a journey to watch emperor penguins in the Antarctic have been stranded for a week after their cruise ship got stuck in the ice. The Kapitan Khlebnikov, a Russian icebreaker that takes people through the icebergs of the Weddell Sea and to Snow Hill Island rookery, set out on 3 November and was due to return tomorrow.But bad weather caused the sea-ice to compact, making it impossible for the ship, with its 105...
From guardian.co.uk
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- Patriot Hills Antarctic base opens for 2009 season (gadling.com)
- Orolia Announces Agreement to Acquire Mcmurdo, a Unit of Digital Angel... (businesswire.com)
- Digital Angel Announces Agreement to Sell McMurdo Unit for $10 Million Cash (businesswire.com)
SYDNEY (AP) -- A large iceberg was spotted off an island about halfway between Antarctica and Australia, a rarity in waters so far north, scientists said. Australian Antarctic Division researchers working on Macquarie Island, about 930 miles ...
From search.msn.com
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- Iceberg heads north (syndication.apn.co.nz)
- Rare iceberg spotted off island south of Australia (sfgate.com)
- Rare Iceberg Spotted Near Australia (search.msn.com)
A large mass of 20 icebergs is heading towards New Zealand.The mass is drifting north from Antarctica, past the sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island about 1500km southeast of Tasmania, the Australian Antarctic Division said.In the...
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From syndication.apn.co.nz
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SYDNEY (AP) — A large iceberg was spotted off an island about halfway between Ant-arctica and Australia ... broke off Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf between 2000 and 2002, Australian Antarctic Division glaciologist Neal Young said. Several icebergs ...
From search.msn.com
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- Melting ice sheets create new carbon sink, say boffins (go.theregister.com)
- Icebergs in the Ross Sea, Antarctica (archive.org)
- Antarctica Collapsing Underneath (pr-gb.com)
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has been studying glaciers in Antarctica, looking at their reducing surface area. As the glaciers retreat, more open water is exposed, and lead author of a new study, Professor Lloyd Peck of the BAS found that large blooms of tiny marine plants called phytoplankton are flourishing in areas of open water left exposed by the recent and rapid melting of ice shelves and glaciers around the Antarctic Peninsula...
From matternetwork.com
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Image 1: Adelie penguins have survived in Antarctica for thousands of years and are invaluable for genetic research. Image 2: A group of Adelie penguins strolls across the Antarctic snow.
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From redorbit.com
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McMurdo Station was established in late 1955. It is now the hub of the U.S.
Antarctic Program. The station is made up of over 75 buildings,
including dormitories, a firehouse, water distillation facilities, and even a power plant.
McMurdo is located on Ross Island on Hut Point Peninsula (77 degrees 51 minutes S, 166 degrees 40
minutes E) and is the largest Antarctic research station.



