четвер, 09:55

Antarktis

Scientists deployed to Antarctica are accustomed to frigid temperatures, but few have experienced the condition one storm that is sweeping over Scott Base and the Ross Ice Shelf. A condition one storm is categorized by visibility less than 100 feet, wind speed over 60 miles per hour or air temperature less than negative 100 degrees. The consequences can be deadly. Scott Base shuts down all missions and flights to and from western Antarctica have been canceled; leaving them more isolated from the outside world than ever. The scientists already 60 miles away from the safety of base on the Ross Ice Shelf have no choice but to stay in their tents and hunker down until the storm subsides. Those on the water aren't faring any better. 2000 miles away, a team studying minke whales is stranded from their main vessel because of snow reducing visibility, and the US Coast Guard en route to help resupply the continent is nearing the perpetual weather system that swirls around Antarctica.