We're having a cold snap down here in Texas. It's gotten as low as 50ºF! Brrr. We'll survive though.
Now in Antarctica, they've got it really rough. Here's a video from McMurdo Station, the main American research center in Antarctica. It's a 2006 video showing what the weather is like in what the natives call "Condition 1." That's when the wind speed exceeds 55 knots, visibility is less than 100 feet or the wind chill temperature is below -100ºF. Rather nippy.
-via TYWKIWDBI
We're supposed to get down into the single digits tonight. And it's snowing. Good thing I don't have to drive to work or school!
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This is my friend, Christine Powell. She and her husband Antz have been working on a documentary about their experiences working in Antarctica, and it is excellent! John, given your interest in The Ice, you can't miss it if it comes around. It's called Antarctica: A Year on Ice, and here's the website: http://frozensouth.com/
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The temperature in Winnipeg the other day was colder than both the north and south poles. The wind chill was -52C (-62F). Here in Ottawa it was much warmer, wind chill was only -40.
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