McMurdo Station Antarctica

McMurdo Station Antarctica

Experiences and musings from the far south. This is a place to learn about McMurdo researchers and their experiments and experiences.

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These Orcas were very happy to have us come through breaking ice. This allows them the chance to grab air and prey.

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It is the Austral Summer. It is travel season for those making their ways to Antarctic research stations. There are a number of scientists, students and even an artist or two who have recorded their experiences. Yes, there are bloggers in Antarctica. You think you have a shaky Internet connection? Try blogging from Antarctica. Making the Journey Many of the American scientists and researchers travel to the McMurdo Station. Ice Stories, Dispatches from Polar Scientists have a number of folks blogging from both poles. In 2009, the focus is on Antarctica. On the website there are stories, photos and videos of the experiences of ... Read Full Story
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"We didn't expect to see such warm temperatures, and we don't yet know in detail what caused them. But they indicate that Antarctica's climate may have undergone rapid shifts during past periods of high CO2." Louise Sime of British Antarctic Survey A new study of Antarctica's past climate reveals that temperatures during the warm periods between ice ages (interglacials) may have been higher than previously thought. During the last warm period, about 125,000 years ago, sea level was around 5 meters higher than today. The latest analysis of ice core records suggests that Antarctic temperatures may have been up to 6°C warmer than the ... Read Full Story
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A new study of Antarctica's past climate reveals that temperatures during the warm periods between ice ages (interglacials) may have been higher than previously thought. The latest analysis of ice core records suggests that Antarctic temperatures may have been up to 6°C warmer than the present day. The findings, recently reported by scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), the Open University and University of Bristol in the journal Nature could help us understand more about rapid Antarctic climate changes. Previous analysis of ice cores has shown that the climate consists of ice ages and warmer interglacial periods roughly every 100,000 years. This new ... Read Full Story
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A giant iceberg twice the length of Beijing's "Bird's Nest" Stadium has been spotted floating off Australia and could be headed for New Zealand, scientists said on Thursday. The ice chunk, measuring some 700 metres (2,300 feet) long with an estimated depth of 350 metres, caused a stir when it was sighted by experts based on Australia's remote Macquarie Island. "I've never seen anything like it -- we looked out to the horizon and just saw this huge floating island of ice," said fur seal biologist Dean Miller. Australian Antarctic Division glaciologist Neal Young said the flat-topped slab could break into dozens of smaller ... Read Full Story
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A large iceberg was spotted off an island about halfway between Antarctica and Australia, a rare sight in waters so far north, Australian scientists said Thursday. Australian Antarctic Division researchers working on Macquarie Island, about 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) southeast of Tasmania, first saw the iceberg last Thursday about 5 miles (8 kilometers) off the northwest coast of the island. The iceberg, about 160 feet (50 meters) high and 1,640 feet (500 meters) long, is probably part of one of several larger icebergs that broke off Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf between 2000 and 2002, Australian Antarctic Division glaciologist Neal Young said. Several icebergs have ... Read Full Story
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An international team of experts have mapped a huge, incredibly old location, mentioned in the notes of a Russian explorer from half a century ago, buried under hundreds of meters of ice. In an amazing break with tradition this process did not result in the unleashing of ancient horrors, a self-destruct sequence, alien invasion or anyone shooting at Indiana Jones. They've examined the entire Gamburtsev mountain range, 700 meters tall and buried under a kilometer of Antarctica. The team used an array of tools including seismic wave reflection, radar, and precise gravitational measurements to map the frozen features - there are a lot more ... Read Full Story
Written by CaseyKazan on
An international team of experts have mapped a huge, incredibly old location, mentioned in the notes of a Russian explorer from half a century ago, buried under hundreds of meters of ice. In an amazing break with tradition this process did not result in the unleashing of ancient horrors, a self-destruct sequence, alien invasion or anyone shooting at Indiana Jones. They've examined the entire Gamburtsev mountain range, 700 meters tall and buried under a kilometer of Antarctica. The team used an array of tools including seismic wave reflection, radar, and precise gravitational measurements to map the frozen features - there are a lot more ... Read Full Story
This Nov. 16, 2009 photo released by the Australian Antarctic Division shows an iceberg in the Southern Ocean 930 miles southeast of Tasmania, Australia. It is uncommon to find icebergs in this general region. (AP Photo/Australian Antarctic Division ...  
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A flotilla of hundreds of icebergs that split off Antarctic ice shelves is drifting toward New Zealand and could pose a risk to ships in the south Pacific Ocean, officials said Tuesday. The nearest one, measuring about 30 ...  
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Nov. 24: In this photo released by the Australian Antarctic Division, an iceberg is seen at Sandy Bay on Macquarie Island's east coast. WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A flotilla of hundreds of icebergs that split off Antarctic ice shelves is drifting ...  
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It is the Austral Summer. It is travel season for those making their ways to Antarctic research stations. There are a number of scientists, students and even an artist or two who have recorded their experiences. Yes, there are bloggers in Antarctica. You think you have a shaky Internet connection? Try blogging from Antarctica. Making the Journey  
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A scientist from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (Niwa) has dismissed a report of an iceberg about 30km southeast of Stewart Island.Australian Antarctic Division glaciologist Dr Neal Young said yesterday...  
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Time - Found 1 hour agoWhile the Earth has been warming overall, the giant East Antarctic Ice Sheet � which holds about five times as much ice as West Antarctica and Greenland combined � has actually been growing in size. That's because East Antarctica is far too cold, even in summer, for any appreciable melting to ... Report Aims to Clarify Climate Risk for Diplomats - New York Times Rising...  
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The East Antarctic ice sheet, once unaltered by global warming, has swiftly melted since 2006 and could increase sea levels, says a new study.Available in a recent issue of Nature Geoscience, the same research indicates that the West Antarctic ice sheet is also melting rapidly.Scientists are concerned that higher global temperatures could cause a quick collapse of West Antarctica, which has enough frozen water to raise the global ocean...  
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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.

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