Author Archives: Jean DeMerit
Week 29 at the Pole
The auroras tell you it’s winter at the South Pole—you can’t see auroras there during [...]
Week 28 at the Pole
It looks as if the smoke stacks are releasing a plume of green smoke along [...]
Week 27 at the Pole
Winter is long at the South Pole, at least when measured by the last plane [...]
Week 26 at the Pole
How to make any 4th of July celebration special? Start with a dish decorated in [...]
Week 25 at the Pole
Since bundling up to go outdoors is a bit of an ordeal, you don’t want [...]
Week 24 at the Pole
Last week we mentioned that they were celebrating midwinter at the South Pole, but we [...]
Week 23 at the Pole
Life at the Pole may be different than life elsewhere, but some things are the [...]
Week 22 at the Pole
This photograph of the ICL (IceCube Lab) almost looks as if it’s set against an [...]
Week 21 at the Pole
Some very bright auroras have been unfolding in the sky above the South Pole lately. [...]
Week 20 at the Pole
It looks like IceCube winterover Ian Rees is back to taking photographs. A good thing, [...]