Antarctic Peninsula

get a glimpse into the future of the crew, as their ship,Endurance, gets wedged in between floes of ice that render her useless. This ends all chances of the 28 man crew, with Sir Ernest Shackleton as their leader, to complete their Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. In the beginning of their story Shackleton sets out to cross Antarctica, soon after a failed expedition to be the first to reach the South Pole, however, they’re beaten by a few months. It takes quite a while to get funding for…

What does it take to win at the reality television game, Survivor? Outwit, outlast, outplay are the words that underscore the program’s logo. Are these words that could describe leadership? Do these words describe Sir Ernest Shackleton, Antarctic explorer? In the Survivor series, the winners have been forthright, honest, self-confident, collaborative, self-centered, team centered, manipulative, independent, creative and charismatic. Some might say they were just plain lucky. Sir Ernest…

On December fifth, 1914, a man stood on the deck of a ship with twenty-seven other men, heading towards Antarctica to make history. Who was this man, and what was he planning on doing? Sir Ernest Shackleton was the leader of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. The goal of this expedition was to make a journey to the center of Antarctica and across the other side of the continent, something that had never been done before in history. Little did they know, the journey would not unfold how…

Sir Ernest Shackleton was a man of great loyalty, perseverance and courage. Shackleton and a team of 28 men set out to conquer Antarctica. They were determined to be the first team to cross the entire continent via land. This amazing feat had been attempted several times all ending in failure. Although, on their way to claim glory for not only themselves, but their country, disaster struck. Their seemingly undefeatable ship, the Endurance, was crushed by ice and the men were forced to abandon…

Meriwether Lewis’s last words were:” I am so strong, so hard to die.” The Lewis and Clark Expedition is also known as the Corps of Discovery. Through their journey, they contended with extreme weather such as flooding and freezing. The expedition also had many illnesses due to factors such as animals, weather, and poor hygiene. The Lewis and Clark Expedition faced geographical obstacles, health issues, and dangerous wildlife in order to pursue the most important voyage in United States History.…

In the article, “Recent Antarctic Peninsula warming relative to Holocene climate and ice-shelf history,” Robert Mulvaney and several scientists discussed the climate history of the Antarctic Peninsula and its relationship to the collapsing ice shelves. They observed that the ice shelves were collapsing which allowed the glaciers to drain ice at a faster rate. The ice shelves that collapsed were at the Antarctic Peninsula which has had the most rapid warming over the past 50 years. Mulvaney and…

Antarctica like many other places in our planet earth faces vast climate changes. Glacial melting and rapid decline of sea ice sheets are destroying any signs of natural habitats. The West Antarctic Peninsula is currently considered the fastest winter warming place on planet earth. Currently the Peninsula has experienced a winter temperature increase of 11 degrees Fahrenheit over the last 50 years. This is more than six times the average global warming record. Antarctica is the only continent…

Writer, Bill McKibben, first warned the world of global warming twenty years ago with his book “The End of Nature.” His warnings went unheard and now he insists we listen and become more informed. McKibben urges for people to realize we’ve waited too long and now the many changes of the world are already underway and there’s not much we can do. Our once sustainable Earth is now melting, drying, burning, and acidifying. McKibben says the old Earth we lived on, no longer exists. The carbon rate in…

Ian Alberts, BIOL118 Dr. Hochwender: Glacier change in Antarctica Looking specifically at the temperature changes in Antarctica, the last 120 years have seen a noticeable rise (Davies 2017). Normally, such drastic changes could be explained by Antarctic Oscillation, defined as different winds changing strength and direction, but these temperature changes are too drastic to blame it on anything we have ever witnessed in history. Greenhouse gasses entering the atmosphere since the industrial…

Glaciology, also reported that the amount slowed to 80 billion tons of ice a year between 2003 and 2008, but the gains have not been consistent around the continent. According to the study results, there was a loss in ice in the area of the Antarctic Peninsula, as well as in the West Antarctica in the area of the Thwaites and Pine…