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Alex McNeill, a former expedition leader for Quark Expeditions, worked in Antarctica for up to nine months a year, while his now-wife lived in Australia. Here are his tips on how to make a long, isolated relationship work.
Imagine a similar jouurney in Antarctica without any of the transport infrastructure.Field parties may camp for up to 100 days in the Antarctic summer months with periodical resupply which is taking place here by air. Food and fuel are dropped off many miles from the nearest base allowing ...
In some parts of the world they are revered and protected; in other places they are captured and eaten for dinner. One thing is certain: They’re everywhere.
A book is 7.5 inches long. How many centimeters long is the book? Imperial to Metric Conversions: The metric system of measurements is used by every country in the world except for the United States. As such, regular conversions between the metric and imperial systems are necessary, especi...
M: Yep, over two million — many from other countries. F: Now what about Tomatina? It’s a big food fight, right? M: Yeah. People throw tomatoes at each other for an hour. F: So the festival is only an hour long? That seems kind of short. M: Oh, no. The main event — the...
Bilge water, gray water, as well as treated sewage and incinerated solid waste can be, and regularly is, dumped directly into the sea, so long as it is not within 3 miles (4.8 km) of the shore. Ballast water taken on to stabilize the ship can also disrupt ecosystems. Ships inevitably...
Bilge water, gray water, as well as treated sewage and incinerated solid waste can be, and regularly is, dumped directly into the sea, so long as it is not within 3 miles (4.8 km) of the shore. Ballast water taken on to stabilize the ship can also disrupt ecosystems. Ships inevitably...
That, of course, is a provocative statement, however, from the point of view of the Earth, it is actually true. The Pine Island, Thwaites, Haynes, Smith and Kohler Glaciers, located in the Amundsen Sea Embayment of West Antarctica (see the map below), have been the stars of many alarm...