Current Location: Byrd Camp, West Antarctica Current Weather: -15º C. Winds at 11 knots. Christmas decorations are often tucked away behind cellar doors. I remember digging out the tree, the ornaments, the lights– a responsibility that was inevitably passed on to me based on the fact that I was small enough to shuffle around the …
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Weather, Site Visits, and a Farewell to the Piggies
“Nothing new at Byrd- cloud free and light winds, but expect things to change around 12 Z, when winds and blowing snow will pick up.” After a few days of absolutely gorgeous weather, these were the words we heard this morning when calling into Charleston, South Carolina for our weather outlook. Charleston, South Carolina? Yep. …
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Greetings from Byrd Camp!
Current location: Byrd Surface Camp, West Antarctica (80º South) Current weather: Winds at 16 knots. -25º C The wind that greeted us at Byrd Surface Camp on Monday afternoon was a true Antarctic welcome to our deep field camp! Ferocious and unrelenting, we stashed our gear in the tents and enjoyed a warm meal prepared …
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