Some high-definition footage I shot in the Arctic will be part of an episode of the PBS series NOVA, to be aired nationally at 8pm on December 30th, two weeks from today. You can read more here: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mars/ You will also be able to watch the episode online anytime after it airs on December 30th.
Entries Tagged as ‘arctic’
September 4, 2008
Weightless
I am officially at Woods Hole now, which I guess means it’s time to bid farewell to the Arctic as far as blog posts go. We left Axel Heiberg on one of the windiest days I’ve ever seen. Upper Camp, where we had been staying further north on the island, was experiencing some nasty cloudy [...]
August 27, 2008
Inuit Factoid Number 3: igloo
You probably know what an igloo is. OR DO YOU? In fact, the word igloo simply means home, and is used for more than just the dome-shaped abodes made of ice.
August 26, 2008
Inuit Factoid Number 2: raw meat
Elijah disclosed to us the secret of why Inuit eat raw seal meat. Apparently it digests slower … your stomach essentially has to cook it before it can break it down. Tasty!
August 21, 2008
Arctic Toilet
The toilet on Axel Heiberg Island is a rusting old fuel barrel with a plastic seat stuck on top, giving new, literal meaning to the phrase “sitting on the can.” You think your toilet seat at home is chilly sometimes? Try sitting on a metal cask in the Arctic. Yet the view from this toilet [...]
August 12, 2008
cold but wet
One of the most interesting features on Axel Heiberg is the existence of perennial springs. They come in a variety of forms. Some look like little streams flowing down the side of the hill, others look like ponds bubbling up like tiny jacuzzis, still others look like seeps coming up from below. Some of them [...]
August 7, 2008
Upper Camp
Picking up from my last long post: Flying to Axel Heiberg was breathtaking. Pack ice breaking up to look like a big doily on the water, huge glaciers sliding off mountains, expanses of ground covered in strange polygonal patterns formed by the freeze-thaw cycle. The twin-otter touched down on the tundra. Those planes need a [...]
August 6, 2008
Arctic photos up!
I’ve posted some pictures from Axel Heiberg on the photos page. Stories that go with them coming soon!
August 5, 2008
The Iceman Cometh Home
Sigh. It’s back to reality for me. Back home from the Arctic. Back to the jolly unpredictability of automatically flushing toilets. Back to a dichotomy of night and day. Since I was mostly without internet for the the duration of my Arctic adventures, I suppose I’ll fill you in on what happened. I will start [...]
