Antarctica posts

Antarctica looks like a lotus flower June 9, 2020
Seeing these two posts next to each other on my blog draws a connection between the shape of Antarctica and the shape of a lotus flower. If these two images look rather similar, what would a reverse image search for…
Beautiful poster of Antarctica for $10 May 31, 2020
I had the greatest map Antarctica hanging in my dining room when I lived in Lincoln Square. I got it at the Rand McNally closing sale on Michigan Avenue for $6. Some of the lines were printed in silver ink.…
G.I. Joe snow adventures in comic books and 1400 Gallery March 21, 2011
Comic books that take place in the snow are so cool. I love arctic adventures. Two G.I. Joe comic books take place in Antarctica. One from 1989 (G.I. Joe Special Missions #20), the other from 2006 (G.I. Joe Special Missions…
Chicago just four degrees warmer than the South Pole January 15, 2009
Chicago hit 9 degrees below zero last night. Antarctica in its summer reached negative 13. That’s just four degrees difference! Where are are the penguins! I want some penguins walking around Chicago. Last year in 2008 we got within 14…
Will the South Pole break negative 100 this year? June 30, 2008
Image courtesy feuilllu via creative commons The South Pole has reached negative 90 degrees fourteen times so far this year. The lowest being ‚-95 on June 14 and June 23. Can they break negative 100? Here’s the temperatures for June:…
It never gets above zero degrees in Antartica March 14, 2008
The South Pole has not experienced an above zero temperature since January 13, 2002. Can you imagine? Never having temperatures above zero? You’d always have to say “it’s negative thirty” or “it’s thirty below zero.” You’d think they would have…
Does Chicago ever get colder than the South Pole? February 20, 2008
As Antartica experiences its summer season, Chicago gets hit with winter. Often it gets super cold in Chicago, and it makes me wonder if we ever get colder temperatures than Antartica. And I’m talking South Pole, Antartica. On January 18,…
South Pole webcam February 19, 2008
Check out the webcam of the South Pole. It’s -43.1¬∞ F at the South Pole. Wind Chill -72.2¬∞F. And to think, this is their summer right now.
Seeing earth for the first time January 14, 2006
Imagine you are an alien. You are approaching planet earth for the first time. You could totally end up approaching earth from any direction. What if you approached earth from what we call the bottom, and you see Antarctica first?…
The indignified globe October 1, 2005
While riding the CTA, someone was carrying a globe with such indignity. In the same hand was a newspaper and our precious planet. Upside-down the earth was as if it were some handbag. A huge dent in one side from…
South Pole weather forecast for extreme temperatures August 26, 2005
The weather forecast for the South Pole today is a high of 17°, but tomorrow’s high is -61°. That is a difference of 78 degrees!
67 degree difference between days in Anatartica May 26, 2004
Wow, can you imagine having a forecast that has a 67∆í difference from one day to the next? Well, at the South Pole’s Amundsen-Scott’s station it will be -67° on Saturday, and then 0° on Sunday.