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McMurdo Station briefly gained global notice when an anti-war protest took place on February 15, 2003. During the rally, about 50 scientists and station personnel gathered to protest against the coming invasion of Iraq by the United States. McMurdo Station was the only Antarctic location to hold such a rally. [24]
Visibility is less than or equal to 1 ⁄ 4 mile (400 m), sustained for one minute or longer; Windspeed greater than 48 knots (89 km/h; 55 mph), sustained for one minute or longer; Air temperature and/or wind chill of −75 °F (−59 °C) or below, sustained for one minute or longer; Condition 1 / Severe Condition 1 [5] [6]
The extreme weather was also registered in the Arctic, where temperatures were more than 50 degrees warmer than average. Walt Meier, an ice scientist with the National Snow and Ice Data Center in ...
Surface temperature of Antarctica in winter and summer from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts. The climate of Antarctica is the coldest on Earth.The continent is also extremely dry (it is a desert [1]), averaging 166 mm (6.5 in) of precipitation per year.
The latest data shows high temperatures in portions of East Antarctica – where the most abnormal conditions are ongoing – that are typically between minus 58 and minus 76 degrees Fahrenheit ...
According to the World Meteorological Organization in Geneva, the new record high temperature on continental Antarctica is a downright pleasant 63.5 degrees Fahrenheit (17.5 degrees Celsius). The ...
Map of the McMurdo Sound and the Dry Valleys Location of valleys (indicated by red dot) within the Ross Dependency Map showing the delineation of the McMurdo Valleys Antarctic Specially Managed Area (ASMA-2) The McMurdo Dry Valleys are a row of largely snow-free valleys in Antarctica, located within Victoria Land west of McMurdo Sound. [1]
McMurdo Sound experiences katabatic winds from the Antarctic polar plateau. McMurdo Sound freezes over with sea ice about 3 metres (9.8 ft) thick during the winter. During the austral summer when the pack ice breaks up, wind and currents may push the ice northward into the Ross Sea, stirring up cold bottom currents that spill into the ocean basins.