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McMurdo Station from the Sea Ice.  You can see the wind turbines sticking up between the mountains
on the right.  The station is below those turbines.  Scott base is on the other side of the ridge on the right.

Current conditions:  Con 3, Temp -4°F (-23°F with wind chill), mostly cloudy.  Population: 318


A quick blog today.  

Unfortunately, our jobs don't permit us to see much outside of the confines of the base.  Fortunately, some amazing photographers at McMurdo put their best pictures on a shared drive for all on the base to see.  Today, I thought I'd post some pictures taken at sea ice training last week.  These photos are not my shots so please don't share on social media. 

Also, here's a link to a so-so article about survival training in Antarctica from last week's Washington Post.

Positioning an ice house out on the sea ice.

A pistenbully, the main form of transportation on the sea ice.

Early pressure ridges forming where sections of sea ice, pushed by winds and currents, collide.
 In the next few months of summer, the pressure ridges will grow in number,  height and complexity.

A close-up view of the Ross Island shore

Also, I need to mention an erratum (thank you, Nate Simon).  Radio waves go at the speed of light (doh!) so the transmission speed is not the issue with internet slowness (September 28 post).  The problem is just too many people, too little bandwidth.  


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