Tag: McMurdo

The Polar Retrospective - DOGE impact on Antarctic research, avian flu in the sub-Antarctic, polar bear den cameras and orcas in the Arctic

Polar Journal AG Team

This week we look at the highly pathogenic avian influenza spreading in the sub-Antarctic islands, new technology to monitor polar bear dens in the Arctic, the impacts of DOGE budget cuts, and killer whales who have found a new home in the Arctic.

Hello Antarctica - Subsea cable to McMurdo gains momentum

Dr. Michael Wenger

The US National Science Foundation intends to lay a fiber optic cable from New Zealand to McMurdo and wants to support research in the process.

Lacking beds in McMurdo leads to canceling research projects

Heiner Kubny

In Antarctica, 67 research projects were canceled or cut back at US McMurdo Station due to a lack of beds for researchers.

Waste disposal at the South Pole

Heiner Kubny

Garbage dumps behind the station was yesterday! The 1959 Antarctic Treaty sets the rules for nations conducting research in Antarctica on how to handle waste.

"The Antarctic Sun" turns 25

Heiner Kubny

"The Antarctic Sun" is a U.S. online platform with news about the ice and people of Antarctica, and reports on National Science Foundation research.

Largest Antarctic station affected by COVID outbreak

Dr. Michael Wenger

The largest station in Antarctica, McMurdo Station, is experiencing the largest COVID outbreak on the continent and therefore cannot be reached at this time.

Starlink has upgraded the Antarctic's internet

Kevin McGwin

McMurdo Station will now be able to offer not-quite-high-speed internet

Spectacle above the Antarctic sky

Heiner Kubny

Scientists have taken breathtaking photos of the sky over Ross Island. The trigger for the breathtaking spectacle is likely to be the eruption of the Hunga-Tonga Ha'apai volcano.

McMurdo Ground station supports new Landsat 9 satellite

Julia Hager

The new satellite's communications are run through NASA's ground station at the U.S. McMurdo Research Station in Antarctica.

Power struggles in Antarctica

Heiner Kubny

Is the Antarctic Treaty robust enough to stop China? In the treaty, more than 50 states agreed not to exploit Antarctica economically or militarily.