Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/18/2008 - 14:31
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Antarctic Weather Stations

Hi Mr,B. I am ellie from Hockaday. My family and I have some questions :

Have you ever been sick in the artic ?

Have you seen any changes because of globle warming?

What is the weirdest part of the artic?

I hope that you are having a great time,

ellie 

Fri, 01/18/2008 - 21:38

Kirk Beckendorf

Thanks for the questions.Please do keep in mind that I am in the Antarctic, not the arctic.
I have not been sick since I came down here on Dec 21st. Since I have only been here for about a month and since I have never been here before I have not seen any changes. A lot of scientists are down here studying everything from glaciers to rocks to penguins to see if global warming is causing any changes to occur.
One really weird thing is that the sun never sets this time of year. The sun doesn't rise in the east and set in the west like you are used to. It just spins around the sky.
Mr. B.