Interesting story on NPR today!
As Exp 346 sets sail today, there was an interesting story on NPR this morning highlighting climate change and featuring…
Its Always More Difficult Doing it in Antarctica
We started yesterday only about an hour away from our first site, the shelf site designated WLSHE-09B (WL stands for…
Entering the mysterious waters of Antarctica
We crossed the 60th parallel yesterday and with it the seascape began to change. The huge waves that we battled…
Out of the Roaring Forties and into the Screeching Fifities
Well, well, I guess we left the roaring forties only to be thrown into the screeching fifties. The first storm…
Clearing the south island
For the first day of the most exciting expedition to the white continent, we sailed on the eastern side of…
Looking back into Our Future
A growing body of knowledge indicates that climate changes are due to increased concentrations of greenhouse gases such as CO2…
First entry: Introduction
This is Dr. Stephen Pekar, and I have been a geology professor at Queens College since 2003. My main focus…
My own private Pacific island.
I have always wanted my own pacific island. I just never figured that I would get it. We are still…
The Dope on Isotopes
So for younger readers, I should probably start off by explaining that I am using the word “dope” in the…