Mother Nature in a Cold Mood

December 31st, 2007 · 15 Comments ·

Photograph by: Bill McAfee-National Science Foundation

The Dome at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station is framed by ridges of snow called sastrugi.

 

Photograph by: Mike Usher-National Science Foundation

Photograph by: Chad Carpenter-National Science Foundation  

The first glow of sunrise appears above McMurdo Station, Ross Island, Antarctica.

Photograph by: Patrick Rowe-National Science Foundation

Photograph by: Patrick Rowe-National Science Foundation

Photograph by: Andre Fleuette-National Science Foundation

The edge of the Erebus Glacier tongue on the McMurdo Sound sea ice.

Photograph by: Zee Evans-National Science Foundation

Pancake ice is a common formation in sea ice.

Photograph by: Zee Evans-National Science Foundation

Mountains reflected in Arthur Harbor near Palmer Station.

Photograph by: Zee Evans-National Science Foundation

An ice cave near Palmer Station, Anvers Island, Antarctica.

Photograph by: Zenobia Evans-National Science Foundation

An ice cave at Loudwater Cove on Anvers Island, near the Antarctic Peninsula.

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15 responses so far ↓

  • MB9029 // Dec 31, 2007 at 2:20 am

    Am I still worried about global warming? Only if Al Gore keeps talking!

  • Ada alumni // Dec 31, 2007 at 3:32 am

    These pictures don’t leave me shivering. How about some bikini babes on some of these ice mounds ?
    :)

  • MB9029 // Dec 31, 2007 at 3:44 am

    Happy and Warm New Year to ya!
    I don’t see much fire wood but at least you have plenty of water?
    Get AL Gore to come down and warm you up with his B>S>

  • John // Dec 31, 2007 at 4:30 am

    I will appreciate these photos in about 7 months when the weather is unbearably hot!

  • Suzanne // Dec 31, 2007 at 5:30 am

    Pretty cool!!!! Pun intended.

  • FRENESI // Dec 31, 2007 at 5:37 am

    These pix are absolutely incredible and amazing. God has provided such wonders all over our world. Thank you for taking such amazing photos.

  • Larry // Dec 31, 2007 at 5:41 am

    The ice cave shot at Loudwater is my favorite - full of mystery and dark beauty, with the hope of light to come in the background.

  • Pogo // Dec 31, 2007 at 6:43 am

    I don’t know about the photos making me cold, but the pancake ice sure has made me hungry.

  • John // Dec 31, 2007 at 7:39 am

    Burrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

  • Diane // Dec 31, 2007 at 8:28 am

    On the first pic there is a roman numeral. I couldn’t read it past the Xll.
    What is the rest of it and what does it stand for?

    Thanks, Mee

    @Mee-Sorry I don’t see it and I have no idea what it would mean anyway. Just a pretty pic of snow is all I see. :)

  • Glen // Dec 31, 2007 at 9:35 am

    As to the XII mentioned in the first pic. I put a magnifying glass on it. It does look like some roman numerals. Look below center and to the right. Must be just the way the ice formed.

  • Adam // Dec 31, 2007 at 9:56 am

    Icy them, too! Snow what they mean?

  • gus // Jan 3, 2008 at 7:06 pm

    Great shots, but the world is warming, Gore notwithstanding, and these shots will one day be history.

  • Gold Fotolog Gratis // Jan 9, 2008 at 8:35 am

    Great pictures in all of this blog!!!

    amazing work!!!

  • Zee Evans // Jan 18, 2008 at 2:52 pm

    I took pictures of the Ice cave in 2000. The ice cave has melted away. If there is any thing left of it, it’s just a channel of water now…

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