April 8, 2013

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Windy Out There

Twice a day the team have to take weather observations for the science programme, the Met, the app and so on. WHATEVER the conditions, out they must go. In this video by Ian we see Brian taking tonight’s wind recording (35 knots, 44 knot gusts). The sound is pretty poor but that’s because they didn’t take the mics. Still, you get the idea. &nbs…

Ouch!

Ouch!

Now this is what you call a needle!! All in the name of science. In five hours’s time, Ian can have his first cuppa! Shame.

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We now have 9,500+ likes on our Facebook page. This is a great following and we would like to thank everyone who follows us on Facebook, Twitter and this website for your on-going enthusiasm and support, which is invaluable. On days like today when the team is stuck in a ferocious blizzard it must be easy for them to see themselves as a tiny dot on a huge, barren and deadly landscape. For them to…

Status Update

It is -30C, snowing heavily and the winds are gusting up to 48 knots. Visibility is about 5m and there is zero contrast. The Ice Team have no choice but to sit out this…

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