In April 2014, the LINCS Science community hosted a two-week discussion about polar science, research, and resources. All four of our guest scientists and educators have worked extensively in the Arctic regions. This region is back in the news with the recent publication of the NOAA annual “Arctic Report Card”. To gain access to our discussion threads about the experiences of these scientists in the Arctic and for more resources, please check out
“Using Polar Sciences in Adult Basic Education Programs”: https://community.lincs.ed.gov/discussion/using-polar-sciences-adult-basic-education-programs and “Ice Sheets, Ice Cores, and Sea Ice: https://community.lincs.ed.gov/discussion/ice-sheets-ice-cores-and-sea-ice
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Summer in Antarctica
Many people are experiencing brutal weather in the Northern Hemisphere, but way down south in Antarctica it is the beginning of the summer research season! Airplanes are flying to the US Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station and McMurdo Station. Ships resupply the two permanent research stations that can be reached by water, Palmer and McMurdo. Scientists and staff who “wintered over” at one of the stations have departed for the summer.
Read about life and research at the Antarctic station by looking at the US Antarctic Program website: http://www.usap.gov/usapgov/aboutTheContinent/index.cfm?m=2 View videos and photos, or connect to live webcams for each of the three stations. http://www.nsf.gov/news/overviews/arcticantarctic/interactive.jsp http://www.usap.gov/videoclipsandmaps/spWebCam.cfm
You can imagine that there are lots of jobs there, in support of the scientists. Find out these jobs and opportunities at http://www.usap.gov/usapgov/jobsAndOpportunities/index.cfm?m=1
And for additional news, read The Antarctic Sun, the “local” newspaper, at http://antarcticsun.usap.gov/features/contenthandler.cfm?id=4057