Can't Hide An Agenda Behind Ice-hard Data

Stephen Kemp (Letters, November 16) sees me as an Antarctic scientist with a hidden agenda; a wolf in sheep's clothing. Because I spent some years working for the oil industry Mr Kemp presumes I am on a secret mission to tell everyone not to worry about sea-level change and keep burning oil. It may surprise Mr Kemp that there is much real data suggesting we are seriously depleting the world's economically accessible oil reserves and that the "oil" crisis in the next few decades is far more ...

Two Weeks Before Summer, It's Snow-vember

A BLAST of Antarctic weather plunged the Hunter back into winter yesterday, causing wet and wild conditions across the region and a blanket of snow on the Barrington Tops.

Antarctic Wind Blows Victorians White Out

SKI resort operators gazed at the snow in amazement. Parents took children out of school and headed for the mountains. Cricketers scurried from the MCG amid bullets of hail as Melburnians traded lunchtime tales of the incredible cold.

Chris's Excellent Adventure

IMAGINE being deep in Antarctic waters of -1? Celsius, being chased by a sea lion and almost falling over an ice cliff in a tiny kayak.

Right Place, Right Time, Phenomenal Shot

AS A technical officer at Casey Antarctic station, Ian Phillips ensures the base's computers and radios are working, keeping it in touch with the world.