Global Warming Hasn't Cut Winter's Severity on Bottom of World, but Its Effects Can Be Felt
We reached as far as 65 degrees south two days ago -- roughly 50 miles north of the Antarctic Circle -- before turning back.
During the past month the big ship -- the National Geographic Endeavour, a former fish-processing boat converted to a tourist-research vessel 25 years ago -- had spent many hours crunching its way slowly through sea ice, squeezing through the beautiful LeMaire Channel and onto the Branfield Straits.
Eventually, the ice stopped us.
While still recovering from the... Full Story
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