Into the Heart of the Drake Passage
The heart of the Drake PassaageFrom Ushuaia, at the very southern tip of Argentina, we can access pretty good weather forecasts looking 3-5 days ahead; our biggest concern has been the winds in the...
View ArticleThe Drake Passage, Antarctica
Ever since sailing men first proved the world was not flat they have been cursing the weather conditions at Cape Horn and the Drake Passage that lies below, separating South America from Antarctica....
View ArticleNorwegian’s Sailboat Missing Off Antarctica … Again
It was a rather uneventful summer in Antarctica, relatively warm and wet along the coast, though much of the Peninsula remained blocked by thick pack ice due to lack of winds. The scientific highlight...
View ArticleScientists Sound the Alarm: “Aliens in Antarctica!”
“Aliens in Antarctica” is a hard-to-beat, eye-catching headline. And it’s true; they (outsiders!!!) are slowly taking root in a place long considered the most isolated, and pristine, corner of the...
View ArticleNukes On Ice: A Short History of Atomic Power in Antarctica
Continued fallout from leaking nuclear reactors in Japan has put the atomic energy industry on hold in the Western world, just when nukes were staged to make a comeback. India and China are plunging...
View ArticleDiving with Leopard Seals
Though everyone would agree that ice is king in Antarctica, when it comes to the animal world at the bottom of the planet, the leopard seal—1,000 pounds of lightning-fast muscle, armed with a mouthful...
View ArticleThe Most Famous, and Rich, Penguin on the Planet
Whenever it is, no matter the circumstances of how I’ve left this life, I’ve today decided that in my next I definitely want to return as a lost Emperor penguin, curiously stranded on a beach a couple...
View Article“Wild Antarctica 3D”
We are once again off for the Antarctic Peninsula, this time armed with 3D cameras. Photo: Flip Nicklin Production of “Wild Antarctica 3D” begins when we sail away from Ushuaia, Argentina, on New...
View ArticleOceans 8 Films at the United Nations
Jon Bowermaster at the United Nations after screening ANTARCTICA 3D: ON THE EDGE, participating in panel discussion with reps from the Maldives and Pakistan about the future impacts of rising sea levels.
View ArticleAntarctica 3D Goes to Washington, DC
We recently toured our new film Antarctica 3D, On the Edge around Washington, DC. The fantastic reaction we received from key lawmakers and science officials was indicative of how much progress has...
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