Life at the Pole 2

  • Week 47 at the Pole
    The South Pole is not immune to trash. Trash accumulates there just as it does anywhere else. At the Pole, […]

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  • Week 46 at the Pole
    IceCube’s new winterovers Alicia and Camille had an active week at the Pole. They wrapped up some computer maintenance and […]

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  • Week 45 at the Pole
    In with the old, out with the new. [Wait a minute, strike that, reverse it.] …It’s in with the new! […]

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  • Week 44 at the Pole
    When it rains, it pours—five planes arrived last week at the Pole. The South Pole station population tripled, and many […]

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  • Week 43 at the Pole
    The first flight bringing summer crew to the South Pole finally arrived. It was a Basler plane, which brought 12 […]

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  • Week 42 at the Pole
    Things were quieter at the Pole last week than they might have been. Uncooperative weather delayed the opening flight of […]

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  • Week 41 at the Pole
    Someone has to be first. This season, the first plane to arrive at the South Pole was the Basler plane […]

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  • Week 40 at the Pole
    The summer season personnel have not yet begun arriving at the Pole, but the winterover crew needs some time to […]

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  • Week 39 at the Pole
    The sun is up, but it’s still quite low on the horizon. When you face the sun, as in the […]

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  • Week 38 at the Pole
    Antarctica has sometimes been referred to as the end of the world. But for those who live at the South […]

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  • Week 37 at the Pole
    Yes, the sun has officically risen at the Pole. But it happened at the very end of the week, so […]

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  • Week 36 at the Pole
    A total lunar eclipse started off last week at the Pole. IceCube winterover Ilya had set up a camera box […]

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