Local Posting Day and Time- 1-11-08 12:11AM Central Standard Posting Day and Time- 1-10-08 5:11AM

        McMurdo Weather
    

    Temperature- 32F Wind Direction- SouthEast Wind Speed- 16 MPH Wind Chill- 14F

    Answer to Yesterday’s WATIZIT

    No, there were no ghost involved, only the wind blowing through the pipes, railings and roof of the porch on the Science Support Building here in McMurdo. I was standing on the steps of this building when I recorded yesterday's audio WATIZIT.

    Science Support Bulding
    Science Support Bulding

    Today’s WATIZIT Picture-

    WATIZIT
    WATIZIT

     WATIZIT

    Today's Events

    The low pressure weather system which has brought us this storm is still around. Although minor by Antarctic standards, it is still windy and snowy here. George says it looks like there is a series of them so we may have this weather for awhile. Here is the satellite image from George, Jonathan, Shelley, Jonas and Matthew's website.

    Today's Satellite Image
    Today's Satellite Image

     McMurdo's Latitude is 78S and Longitude is about 167E

    McMurdo looks like a different place than it did a couple of days ago. Remember the pictures of the fire truck I took a couple of days ago. Here it is today.

    Fire Truck
    Fire Truck

     Fire truck Jan 10th

    Although it is really not very cold, because of the wind and driving snow you want to get bundled up to walk from one building to the next.

    Person in Storm
    Person in Storm

     Walking in the storm

    One of the things they told us a when I took the vehicle training was that all of the trucks are 4 wheel drive and they should be left locked in 4 wheel drive. I can see why today.

    4 Wheel Drive Truck
    4 Wheel Drive Truck

     4 X 4

    Weather runs things here in Antarctica. All flights have been canceled again today, so we cannot get out to any stations. Jonathan did a little work on a station here in the lab and I helped Shelley pack up some things that are being shipped back north to the States.

    Jonathan Sawing
    Jonathan Sawing

    There are a lot of really interesting people who are working here. This evening I heard a talk given by a scientist who has been working in Antarctica since the International Geophysical Year over 50 years ago. He showed pictures and discussed what it was like working here in the 1950’s. Like, discovering mountain ranges that nobody even knew existed. Although he is more or less retired he still loves the adventure of learning and he is headed back out into the field on another research project, when this weather breaks.

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