Peak in Antarctica honors Augustana College Nov 29, 2008
The peak is located in the Transantarctic Mountains, about 300 miles from the South Pole. School officials say Hammer has conducted research in the Antarctic since the 1970s. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Mysterious Cyclones Seen at Both of Saturn's Poles Oct 15, 2008
The Cassini spacecraft a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Italian Space Agency recently peered below what had previously appeared to be isolated cumulus clouds at the planet's south pole. SHARE RELATED. (National Geographic)
Mars Polar Cap Mystery Solved: Martian Weather Sep 23, 2008
And so is the largest impact crater on Mars even though it is nowhere near the south pole ... The problem is that while the winter cap is symmetrical about the south pole, the residual cap is offset by some three to four degrees ... These waves reroute the high altitude winds on Mars and force the weather system towards the south pole. (Science Daily)
Ghanaian women have opportunity to travel to Antarctica Aug 22, 2008
The expedition will see eight women from eight different Commonwealth countries - Cyprus, Ghana, India, Singapore, Brunei, New Zealand, Jamaica and the UK, - brave blizzards, crevasses and temperatures below - 50C as they ski over 500 miles across Antarctica to the Geographic South Pole. A statement from the expedition said interested women should fill the form on the website: www. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Another Five Best Travel Book Class... Aug 13, 2008
Don't let the hype or, for that matter, the dozens of other books on Robert Falcon Scott's doomed 1911 South Pole expedition scare you off. A Moveable Feast, by Earnest Hemingway (1964). (Suite101.com)
Global Warming to Melt North Pole Ice Cover For First Time in ... Jun 30, 2008
The fact that the North Pole is warming yet the South Pole cooling is a glaring defect in conventional GW theory ... If atmospheric CO2 truly is trapping heat, it should be most evident in the North and South poles. (DailyTech)
God's frozen people Jun 19, 2008
In traveling to the South Pole to meet the Weddell seals and the demented penguins and the itinerant philosopher-dishwashers who populate the place -- something that for many reasons Maddin would never try, or dare, to do -- Werner Herzog is at least arguably after something bigger and more ineffable. Herzog's title, "Encounters at the End of the World," has a double meaning that becomes increasingly obvious as you watch the film. (Salon)
LETTERS: NCT, June 11, 2008 Jun 12, 2008
"Mesas of dry ice at the Martian south pole have been retreating by about 10 feet per Mars year since Mars Global Surveyor arrived in 1999," the journal reported. The "ice," incidentally, is primarily made of the dreaded "greenhouse gas" CO2 not water. (North County Times)
Making History At The North Pole: One Step At A Time Apr 9, 2008
STONEY CREEK, ON, April 9 /CNW/ - Commencing his expedition to the North Pole on April 16, 2008, Paul Hubner, President of Baffin Inc., will become one of the first Canadians to ski both the North and South Pole in a single winter season. Paul will be wearing Baffin Boots for his North Pole expedition, as he did with his South Pole trek, confirming by example his boots are truly Polar Proven ... "We designed them to deal with severe cold, and we really get to put them to the test in the harsh... (Canada Newswire)
Nonstop "Hurricane" Raging on Saturn's South Pole Mar 28, 2008
A massive tempest that's nearly the size of our planet has been howling above Saturn's south pole since it was first detected in 2003. SHARE RELATED. (National Geographic)
Dive Into Saturn Moon's Jets Shows Ingredients for Life Mar 27, 2008
Previous studies had revealed that plumes are shooting out of the moon at about 650 to 1,100 miles (1,046 to 1,770 kilometers) an hour, originating from fractures at the south pole known as tiger stripes. Last October the team watched as a transiting star called zeta Orionis moved behind the gassy plumes. (National Geographic)
The Earth Has More Than One North Pole Feb 29, 2008
And here's something to add even more confusion to the north magnetic pole (aka dip pole) versus north geomagnetic pole (aka dipole): the magnetic pole in Earth's northern hemisphere acts like the south pole of a bar magnet. "If you look at the north pole of the bar magnet you have the field lines going from the north pole to the south pole, but for the earth it's exactly opposite," Maus explains ... So the north magnetic pole is where the earth's magnetic field lines pull toward the planet,... (Scientific American)
Solar eclipse mostly for penguins Feb 2, 2008
At 3:30 UT, the antumbra makes its closest approach to the geographic South Pole, passing less than 800 miles away to the east. Curving away to the northwest, the antumbra then sweeps across Marie Byrd Land, a region of western Antarctica east of the Amundsen Sea. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Immortality in a glacier, an asteroid, even a snail Jan 28, 2008
" There's nothing itty-bitty about Zapol Glacier, about a dozen miles in length and rolling slowly westward from Antarctica's Vinson Massif, just 800 miles from the South Pole. The name honoring Mass. General's chief of anesthesia was made official last year by the U.S. Board of Geographic Names and the Advisory Committee on Antarctic names in recognition of his research on southerly seals. Zapol rates as a seasoned Antarctic hand - but he's never set foot on his glacier. "Even by Antarctic... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
What's in a name? Jan 21, 2008
There's nothing itty-bitty about Zapol Glacier, about a dozen miles in length and rolling slowly westward from Antarctica's Vinson Massif, just 800 miles from the South Pole. The name honoring Mass. (Boston Globe)
Sir Edmund Hillary, 88, first to climb Mount Everest Jan 12, 2008
In the annals of great heroic exploits, the conquest of Mount Everest by Sir Edmund and Norgay ranks with the first trek to the South Pole by Roald Amundsen in 1911 and the first nonstop trans-Atlantic flight by Charles A. Lindbergh in 1927 ... During the Southern Hemisphere summer of 1957-58 a British Commonwealth team that included Sir Edmund crossed the Antarctic on an overland route that traversed the South Pole ... No one had attained the South Pole since Amundsen in 1911, and no one had... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Cool housewarming for South Pole base Jan 5, 2008
DOZENS of US dignitaries will fly to the South Pole next Saturday for what will undoubtedly be the coolest housewarming of the year. During their four-hour visit, they will salute the US flag at the dedication of the new Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, the most hi-tech scientific base in Antarctica and the onlyone sited at the geographic South Pole ... The US Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station building replaces facilities that have deteriorated in the harsh environment of the polar plateau,... (The Australian)
Dropout destinations Jan 3, 2008
His companys bookings have risen by 30 percent during the last year for signature trips like trekking in Bhutan, climbing up Tibetan peaks, touring remote stretches of Patagonia, and skiing the last 62 miles to the South Pole ... We have them onboard, of course, explains David German, president of Torontos Fathom Expeditions, which offers journeys to the North and South Poles ... Inmarsat only works up to 75 to 80 degrees around the Arctic Circle, and Iridium, which works all the way to... (MSNBC -- Travel)
Why I work to save Santa's home Dec 25, 2007
It's funny no one ever mentions the South Pole ... The South Pole is largely land based the North sea based ... Inconveniently' for the Bard - the south pole is a land mass - a continent. (ABC Online)
Riddle of Mars's Mysterious "Spiders," "Fans" Solved Dec 13, 2007
The formations appear during the spring in a region near the planet's south pole dense with unusual features. RELATED. (National Geographic)
Photo in the News: "Polar Predator" Dino Tracks Found Oct 24, 2007
Fossilized tracks recently discovered in southern show that large, meat-eating dinosaurs once roamed near the South Pole a hundred million years ago, scientists say ... Although the South Pole was warmer then than it is now, it was by no means balmy, Martin added. (National Geographic)
Unique Arctic survey may confirm polar ice lifespan Oct 17, 2007
A decade later, he became the only Briton to trek unsupported to both poles when he conquered the South Pole ... In 2000, former bank manager Ms Daniels was a member of a five-strong all-female expedition which reached the South Pole after a 61-day, 600 mile trek ... In 2002, she and London based film financier Caroline Hamilton reached the North Pole after an 82 day trek - becoming the first women to reach to both North and South Poles. (Scotsman)
Not Found Him Yeti - But Picture Goes For 3,500 Sep 27, 2007
A Christie's auction in London, themed on exploration and travel, included Captain Lawrence Oates' sleeping bag case from his ill-fated South Pole expedition with Captain Scott in 1912. The 'yeti' footprint was photographed in the Menlung Basin in the Himalayas in 1951. (Sky News)
Saturn Moon's Geysers Don't Need Liquid Water? Aug 18, 2007
Unusual geysers on the south pole of Saturn's moon Enceladus have been drawing the attention of astronomers searching for liquid water and maybe life on other worlds. But new research on the moon's geologic features suggests water need not be involved, and may put hopes for life on ice. (National Geographic)
Researchers And Educators Head For Antarctica Aug 17, 2007
The sea was named after one of the explorers to survive that expedition, Roald Amundsen, who later made the first trip to the South Pole in 1911. "Accompanying Ackley on the trip aboard the U.S. icebreaker N.B. Palmer will be four UTSA undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree students. The UTSA researchers will conduct numerous investigations including observing marine and mammalian life on and under the ice and determining how the sea ice interacts with the ocean and atmosphere. Joining the... (Science Daily)
Texas researchers and educators head for Antarctica Aug 16, 2007
The sea was named after one of the explorers to survive that expedition, Roald Amundsen, who later made the first trip to the South Pole in 1911 ... The trip to Antarctica is the second one in less then a year involving UTSA researchers, last December UTSA assistant professor of earth and environmental science Hongjie Xie and doctoral student Burcu Cicek were part of a three-week international expedition of scientists and educators trying to determine if global warming was affecting the South... (EurekAlert!)
First person to swim at North Pole... Jul 16, 2007
Let alone a relative of Roald Amundsen (who beat Britain's Captain Scott to the South Pole ... " Scroll down for more... Lewis Pugh stood up to the freezing temperatures Lewis dives into the icy water Pugh, who gave up his career as a maritime lawyer to become a full-time endurance swimmer, carried out his latest expedition to highlight how global warming has melted the Arctic ice- caps. He travelled to the geographic North Pole on a Russian icebreaker with a 29- strong back-up team including a... (The Drudge Report)
Read the 'Surf's Up' review Jun 7, 2007
Just when parents managed to calm their tap-dancing tots, along comes another animated penguin pic -- this time featuring South Pole fowl who surf. Like last year's "Happy Feet," "Surf's Up" tells the story of a cuddly outcast who dreams big, much to the consternation of his flock, only this time, the personal journey is captured in the form of a mockumentary, complete with virtual crew and "handheld" cameras. (Variety)
Travel: Concerns over Antarctic tourist boom May 16, 2007
Click to see pictures from McMurdo Station and the South Pole in Antarctica. John Brecher / MSNBC.comThe ceremonial south pole marker at stands about 30 feet from the geographic south pole, where all the world's longitude lines converge. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Celestial Sightseeing Mar 19, 2007
who has traveled to the South Pole, Panama, Egypt, and South Africa to see the moon temporarily obliterate the view of the sun ... In 2003 the company chartered a plane to the South Pole to see an eclipse. (BusinessWeek)
Saturn's Icy Moon May Have Been Hot Enough for Life, Study Finds Mar 14, 2007
Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, stunned scientists two years ago when NASA's Cassini orbiter discovered geyser-like jets of water vapor shooting into space from its south pole. RELATED. (National Geographic)
Environmentalism: Gore's Sunburn Mar 14, 2007
Most recently, National Geographic News cited new NASA data showing that ice caps near Mars' south pole have been melting due to milder temps on that planet, too. As far as we know, no Martians drive SUVs. (Investors Business Daily)
Sun Responsible for Global Warming Mar 6, 2007
One report from National Geographic News asserts, "Simultaneous warming on Earth and Mars suggests that our planets recent climate changes have a natural and not a human-induced cause, according to one scientists controversial theory. Data from NASAs Mars Global Surveyor and Odyssey mission in 2005 disclosed that the carbon dioxide "ice caps near Mars south pole had been shrinking for three consecutive summers. Habibullo Abdussamatov, head of the Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory in... (Newsmax)
'Global Warming Is Lies' Claims New Documentary... Mar 5, 2007
Added: Sun 22:44"Can anyone tell me why the CO2 polluters are in the northern hemisphere and "ozone hole" is at the South Pole? "- Jim L, FL, USA. Added: Sun 22:43"All Al Gore did was prove that P.T. Barnum was correct when he said "There's a sucker born every minute. (The Drudge Report)
Inside the Beltway (John McCaslin) Mar 3, 2007
Three days after "An Inconvenient Truth," Mr. Gore's global warming show, took home an Oscar, National Geographic's Kate Ravilious reports that it's not just Earth, but Mars too, that "appears to be enjoying more mild and balmy temperatures." She cites 2005 data from NASA's Mars Global Surveyor and Odyssey missions, revealing that the carbon dioxide "ice caps" near Mars' south pole are diminishing, "evidence that the current global warming on Earth is being caused by changes in the sun."... (Washington Times, DC)
Mars Melt Hints at Solar, Not Human, Cause for Warming, Scientist Says Mar 1, 2007
In 2005 data from NASA's Mars Global Surveyor and Odyssey missions revealed that the carbon dioxide "ice caps" near Mars's south pole had been diminishing for three summers in a row. Habibullo Abdussamatov, head of the St. Petersburg's Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory in Russia, says the Mars data is evidence that the current global warming on Earth is being caused by changes in the sun. (National Geographic)
Surprises From The Sun's South Pole Feb 22, 2007
(November 17, 2006) -- The joint ESA-NASA Ulysses mission has reached another important milestone on its epic out-of-ecliptic journey: the start of the third passage over the Sun's south pole ... -- Earth's magnetic field (and the surface magnetic field) is approximately a magnetic dipole, with one pole near the geographic north pole and the other near the geographic south pole. (Science Daily)
Disbelief over loss of kayak man who had done it all Feb 14, 2007
"We have had adventurers climb Everest without oxygen, attempt K2, jump off mountains, walk to the South Pole," he said. "We sponsored a man who rowed from South America to Australia. These people have done extraordinary things, and until now nobody has been killed.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Photo in the News: Massive Cloud Engulfs Saturn Moon's Pole Feb 3, 2007
The cloud system will shift position with the moon's seasons, experts predict, and it will eventually migrate from the north pole to the south pole. Ground-based observations suggest that total cloud activity on Titan lasts for about 25 years, then vanishes for a 4- to 5-year period. (National Geographic)
* Globe trotting -- Antarctica @zz -- nw Jan 27, 2007
There are several definitions of the South Pole. The Geographic South Pole is where Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface ... The Ceremonial South Pole is at the Amunsen-Scott South Pole Station. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Explorers set mark in Antarctica journey Jan 23, 2007
The Pole of Inaccessibility lies some 540 miles northeast of the South Pole, the Earth's southernmost point. 2007 The Associated Press. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Canadian skis into Antarctic history Jan 22, 2007
An experienced Arctic adventure guide, Landry has been to the North Pole four times and to the South Pole three times. This was, however, the first time he attempted reaching the POI.. (National Post)
Explorers' Antarctic mark Jan 22, 2007
The Pole of Inaccessibility lies some 870 kilometers (540 miles) northeast of the South Pole. It was first reached by Soviet explorers on Dec. 14, 1958, and was used briefly as a meteorological research base. (USA Today -- Tech)
Jan. 16, 1909: Just Missed Jan 17, 2007
1909: Ernest Shackleton's expedition locates the magnetic South Pole ... Shackleton was knighted for his efforts, but the expedition has to be counted as only a partial success because his stated goal of reaching the geographic South Pole was not achieved. (Wired News)
Kites, crevasses and 'colostomy situations': the hard way to the Pole of Inaccessibility Jan 16, 2007
This week, a team of British and Canadian adventurers hope to become the first to reach on foot the Pole of Inaccessibility, one of the less well-known south poles, so named because it lies the farthest from any Antarctic shoreline ... Geographic South Pole Opposite the north pole, this is the southernmost point on the planet ... Ceremonial South Pole Close to the geographic south pole, this is marked by a metal ball on a post, which is encircled by flags of the signatory nations of the... (Guardian Unlimited -- Life)
