In this episode of "Meet the Scientist", you will meet Alissa Pike. Her story is below.
Weather: Probably nicer than most places in the United States.
Blue skies, unlimited visibility, sunshine,…
Dr. Byron Adams and I during our PolarConnect event.
Antarctic winds blasting around Observation Hill onto Dr. Adams and myself. Temperatures in the teens. We were overlooking the iceberg-choked…
Weather
The weather has been in charge these past few weeks. Flights were cancelled again today. I kept busy today using Skype to chat with several classrooms in the U.S. This is me at 5am this…
Weather:
Another 60-Second (really 3 minutes this time) Freezing Cool Antarctic Fact Video: Do Compasses Work In Antarctica?
Here is my compass and GPS. Will they work in Antarctica, so close to…
Here is a photo taken by Dr. Adams of me in the highest and coldest of the Dry Valleys...University Valley. We collected soil samples wondering if we would find any life living in this extreme, harsh…
LIVE FROM ANTARCTICA
Join PolarTREC for a live event from McMurdo Station in Antarctica. The event will be held on Wednesday, 6 February 2019 with teacher Kevin Dickerson and the 2019 Dry Valleys…
This is NOT a photo of me in a wing-suit jumping from Mt. Erebus. I am just needing to lean into the wind walking near the McMurdo Sound, seen in background.
Check out the video I included in this…
Location: F6 Camp Hut. Coordinates of: 77°36'29.8" South and 163°15'19.1" East
Weather: Teens, windy with gusts to 30mph, snow.
Day 2 at F6 Camp
I noticed the winds really picking up about 3am.…
Location: F6 Camp which is located in the Taylor Valley. Coordinates of: 77°36'29.8" South and 163°15'19.1" East
Weather: Good enough to get us dropped into F6 in the morning, but not good enough…
Kevin's communication out
Location: F6 Hut near Lake Fryxell in Taylor Valley. Coordinates are: 77°36'29.8" South and 163°15'19.1" East
This is Kevin's wife Danelle. Kevin called for a quick…
Please tune into my LIVE PolarConnect event on February 6th, 1:30pm Utah Time. Easy to follow instructions are found on our PolarTREC webpage.
Today was a no-fly day so we had some extra lab time.…
Weather: Snow
Location: McMurdo Science Station
Lake Bonney Camp. This is how we cross the moats to get back to camp from working out on the ice. These camps are now closing down for the season.…
