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Cons? Of water? Well, yes and no. Definitely more pros, by far. But when that water is no longer in frozen form there can be problems. The area down here - the Northwestern part of Antarctica is a part of the globe that is in the most flux environmentally. Antarctica is considered an indicator

We did a little bit of everything today. The day began with a bit of fresh snow on the ground and a semi-dark sky. We needed to go in to town for a couple of tools and then fill the water bottles before we ran out in the cabin. Carrying the empty bottles out to the car is no problem, however

As I've mentioned before, there are lots of seabirds around here. In fact, I think I'll do a specific journal on the birds. Today, however, is dedicated to one in particular. The Southern Giant Petrel. I had the very good fortune of joining the team on a trip out to Humble Island to weigh the little

This past week I traveled to New York City to meet with my research team at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO). The LDEO is located in Palisade, NY, approximately 30 minutes from the heart of Manhattan, but seems to be a world removed from the hustle and bustle of the city. The campus sits

This week I chose Jade because she is one of the first dogs that I met and she is pretty special. Jade is a very friendly dog and is very gentle with everyone. She is the daughter of Spunky and was born here five years ago. She has been pulling sleds for the last three years, doing a great job on

Many hours were spent today connecting the SWC's and the CO2 Flux Chambers to the instruments, the "brain", that will analyze and record the data. We also moved all of the solar panels, placed them on their platforms, and wired them to the batteries that will run the whole show for the summer. We

Say What? The underwater world is still such an unknown frontier. We continually are discovering new species and learning new things about life in the depths of the oceans. In fact, species once thought extinct are sometimes found to still be in existence. As our scientific technology expands and

You're supposed to say that with an accent like Vincent Price (Labore - a - tory) Some of us know Vincent Price from the old horror films. My younger audience will know him as the voice and evil laughter from Michael Jackson's Thriller song. Anyway, down to business...We are getting all the

We have removed the snow from the study sites, removed the snow fences and organized our equipment. Today we rolled out some of the instruments that will be needed to collect the data this summer. As the tundra continues to change around us, our study site began to take on a different look also. We