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The students at Unalaska's elementary school go out to recess no matter what, according to Principal Heather Jones. The one exception is if the high winds that tend to rush through the playground reach speeds of around 70 mph. This is almost strong enough to carry off a kindergartener, but otherwise

Although the wind is still blowing, it is not as hard as it was last night. Today was another day for drilling out on the platform. Our results continued to be mixed... sometimes we were pulling up good quality sediment core, other times we had trouble with sandy sediments. Between "tripping" in and

What is 420 feet long, 82 feet high, breaks ice up to 4.5 ft thick at 3 knots, and can travel 300 miles in open seas in 24 hours? It is the USCGC Healy. The Healy is the largest and newest Coast Guard cutter in the fleet. With new technology, the Healy can operate with fewer crewmembers than other

What happens to marshmallow when left out in the cold air for 2 days? Lets check the before and after pictures of the marshmallows. A polar bear has black skin and white fur along with a lot of fat. Check out our model of a bear paw to see if the temperature is really warmer in the glove filled with

Since the US team arrived in camp the weather has been spectacular, the air has been clear and calm. Well, change is in the wind. Finally, around lunchtime today, we were pleased to see that the flags that represent most of the participating countries flying high in the Arctic wind. As the day went

As I awoke this morning I looked out my bedroom window and saw what Holly Reay and I have officially termed "fogus arcticus". There are so many names for different types of white stuff that fall from the sky along with different types of frost and fog. After spending the majority of my life in the

Today was a day for scientific logging of the borehole. Because of the earlier problems we want to continue the scientific study with extra care. We have retrieved sediment cores to a depth of approximately 150 meters below the lake bottom (320 meters below the ice). Since the drilling has once

I think I may be adapting to life here in Siberia. This evening I had my first trip to the banya... after cleaning up, I walked back to my balok wearing only a T-shirt and light pants. When I paused to look at my thermometer and saw that the temperature was -16 F! I wanted to show you a few images

In the polar regions you expect to see seals, polar bears and foxes but HORSES? On an island? Meet the wild horses of Unalaska, Alaska. This small herd of wild horses lives outside the town of Unalaska on the island where the Healy is docked at Dutch Harbor. These six horses are kind of a mystery