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Secrets of the Ice http://www.secretsoftheice.org
The UK is experiencing some glorious T-shirt weather at the moment, but if you’re missing that frozen feeling, a solution is at hand: shun the warm breeze and sunshine outside, grab an ice cream, shut yourself away and point your browser at Secrets of the Ice http://www.secretsoftheice.org. Here you can explore the desolate wastes of the coldest, windiest, driest place on Earth: Antarctica.
Packed with fascinating reading, this all-encompassing site features information on many aspects of the seventh continent. Read up on the history of Antarctica, as well as its Ecology, Zoology, Geography, Geology, Meteorology, and several more -ologies while you’re at it. Follow the lives of the researchers out there right now, read about the work they do, listen to archived radio transmissions, and find out about the practicalities of living in such a dangerously cold and remote place. How do the scientists keep warm in subzero temperatures? What kinds of life can be found out there, and where? And how can drilling holes in the ice help us to understand the cycles of global warming and cooling over the centuries? As well as all the background and in-depth science info, you’ll find a good collection of photographs, all adding up to give a unique insight into life on a continent where fewer than 100,000 humans have ever set foot.
Richard Northover
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