015 Kemp Kimberley and Getting Toasty

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12/29/15 • 41 min

Ice Coffee: the history of human activity in Antarctica

Peter Kemp isn't well recorded, so there's little to tell about him other than he sailed on the Magnet and saw a coast that's now named after him.Jason Kimberley traveled to Antarctica in 2005 and did the hauling and the crevasse fields that make up much of my nightmare material. On his return, in addition to writing one of the most accessible recent books about life on the ice, Jason established "Cool Australia," an online science education resource for school children. Finally, I give a brief account of getting toasty, which is, in addition to snaws, a thing.

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Reynolds returns to the narrative but his efforts at getting the US a toehold in the cold see him get an even colder shoulder than his last outing.Ross earns his ice chops in the north.Dumont d'Urville, after wowing the crowds with an armless display of Greek marbility, languishes in Cholera riddled Toulon, until his big chance beckons.Balleny fulfills Enderby funded duties and adds information to the growing polynya of knowledge.I came here to podcast and to drink coffee, and I'm all out of coffee. The shakes are setting in.

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