Extreme weather is making Antarctic research harder, but new technology is providing some answers

Extreme weather is making Antarctic research harder, but new technology is providing some answers

When you think of Antarctica, you might imagine a stark, otherworldly continent of endless, white ice, with the only sound being the wind punctuated by the crack of a glacier calving in the distance.

Extreme weather is making Antarctic research harder, but new technology is providing some answers – new study

Scientists could ski in the mountains to have a break from research but that's no longer possible during the Antarctic summers for safety reasons because the ice is melting so quickly. Katherine Hendry, CC BY-NC-NDWhen you think of Antarctica, you might imagine a stark, other-worldly continent of endless, white ice. The only sound being the wind, punctuated by the crack of a glacier calving in the distance. This image may have been true more tha…