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Latitude: 68? S Longitude: 91.37W Temperature: **-2.5 degrees C **Wind Chill: -23.3 degrees C The day started out with possibly the best night's sleep so far for everyone. Being in the ice has slowed the ship to a much smoother ride. The first thing I did upon waking was to look out the

Another day in the land of the ice. And another day where flights were being canceled left and right. That makes two days in a row. The weather hasn’t been particularly bad, but when visibilities are low, planes aren’t allowed to fly. This seems like a good place to talk about the weather conditions

December 3, 2007, Thursday McMurdo Station, Antarctica 2:00pm High: +16F wind chill: +1F Low: +14F wind chill -2F Winds: E 11 knts; Station Pressure: 28.815” Present Conditions: mostly cloudy and overcast; flurries picking up to gusty and more snowfall For the last two days we have been intensely

McMurdo Temperature: minus 5 Celsius Weather: overcast with light snow We went to bed on time, got up at 6 am to make it to breakfast and to our 7 am transport time to South Pole. We waited for 2 hours for the weather to clear and from then on we were on stand by. We took the opportunity to get some

From Christchurch to McMurdo, Antarctica Temperature: Christchurch: plus 15, Mcmurdo: Minus 6 Celsius Weather: bright and sunny Weak up was at 5am and the shuttle brought us to the Airport at 5:45 am. Departure time to Antarctica was 9am. After putting our ECW gear on quickly, the weight of

Location: ** Latitude - 67.39 S Longitude - 82.05 W **Temperature: -4 degrees C Wind chill: -16 degrees C After several long days of ocean, we are finally into the ice! What an incredible feeling to stand out on deck and see the brash ice surrounding the ship. I saw my first iceberg today

Today we headed to the field and got a taste of what life is going to be like for the next two weeks, starting this weekend. Well, two weeks for us. The rest of the team is continuing on further into the field. Ms. Baker and I have to get back so you can have your teacher back! If you were going to

Christchurch, NZ Temperature: 18 Celsius Weather: bight and sunny Dressed summer clothing, we were heading to the Clothing Distribution Center (CDC) to receive and try out our Extreme Cold Weather Gear: we received many layers of clothing, six pairs of tube sox, hats and mittens, and the famous

McMurdo Station, Antarctica11:00amHigh: +18F wind chill: +5FLow: +19F wind chill -3FWinds: E 8 knts;Station Pressure: 28.755"Present Conditions: mostly cloudy and overcast; light flurries picking up to gusty and more snowfall Our testing is dependent on when the divers were