tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048267408706307219.comments2024-01-02T11:25:50.317-03:00Polar Soils BlogDr. Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391779948019143052noreply@blogger.comBlogger146125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048267408706307219.post-23562545304891037192023-11-09T00:58:25.592-03:002023-11-09T00:58:25.592-03:00Yes, many areas of Antarctica have fossils from th...Yes, many areas of Antarctica have fossils from the geologic past when Antarctica was warmer! There are fossils from plants (like ferns and palms), dinosaurs, and marine invertebrates. Some places in Antarctica are even protected due to their special fossils!Dr. Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01391779948019143052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048267408706307219.post-53453515184127594412023-11-04T21:35:03.850-03:002023-11-04T21:35:03.850-03:00has it been explored for jungle fossils? anywhere...has it been explored for jungle fossils? anywhere?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048267408706307219.post-53563224458295403022023-03-22T05:22:36.340-03:002023-03-22T05:22:36.340-03:00This is absolutely wonderful reading material, so ...This is absolutely wonderful reading material, so happy to have actually found an active blog like this! Thank you so much for the insight.Sage Busnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048267408706307219.post-42274236309454200992023-02-22T06:21:14.711-03:002023-02-22T06:21:14.711-03:00Moody pictures;)Moody pictures;)Netgearshttps://wlan-repeater-testsiegers.de/netgear-wlan-repeater-test/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048267408706307219.post-20924204817788821312023-01-18T12:34:31.469-03:002023-01-18T12:34:31.469-03:00We have been sharing this with Andy’s daughter who...We have been sharing this with Andy’s daughter who is in 2nd grade. She loved the penguins and immediately knew that they were chinstrap from their study of Antarctica. Pearl SadlerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048267408706307219.post-35471904356405043742023-01-17T21:15:11.970-03:002023-01-17T21:15:11.970-03:00Gina, you're welcome to put her teacher in tou...Gina, you're welcome to put her teacher in touch with me. Our internet is patchy, but I can do what I can!Dr. Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01391779948019143052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048267408706307219.post-39688676077688119812023-01-17T19:19:11.711-03:002023-01-17T19:19:11.711-03:00This is so interesting and fun to follow. I would ...This is so interesting and fun to follow. I would love to get Sylvia second grade class involved.Gina Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048267408706307219.post-21927848942372854822023-01-17T18:45:53.638-03:002023-01-17T18:45:53.638-03:00How exciting Dr. Becky! Thanks for sharing your ad...How exciting Dr. Becky! Thanks for sharing your adventures with the world.Susie Sandrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13019932070296580120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048267408706307219.post-65117487449562075402022-02-07T21:48:06.452-03:002022-02-07T21:48:06.452-03:00The Chileans pronounce it as "ee-nosh". ...The Chileans pronounce it as "ee-nosh". In Spanish, the "i" is a long "eee" and the "a" is like "aw".Dr. Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01391779948019143052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048267408706307219.post-69221931554207412682022-02-07T21:39:43.488-03:002022-02-07T21:39:43.488-03:00How to you pronounce INACH? In-ack? In-ach? Or eac...How to you pronounce INACH? In-ack? In-ach? Or each letter individually - eye-en-ay-see-aich?Joi Ballnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048267408706307219.post-46015814413983964232021-11-03T13:26:06.937-03:002021-11-03T13:26:06.937-03:00In some places, yes. Most of the continent receive...In some places, yes. Most of the continent receives only snow, but some of the more northern regions, on the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula for example, there is sometimes rain.Dr. Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01391779948019143052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048267408706307219.post-90052673102631546652021-11-03T10:46:09.101-03:002021-11-03T10:46:09.101-03:00does it rain in anarticadoes it rain in anarticaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048267408706307219.post-25393173123784346822020-08-14T13:03:24.932-03:002020-08-14T13:03:24.932-03:00niceniceAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02431160071506619558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048267408706307219.post-4560221245367270832020-01-07T14:36:07.528-03:002020-01-07T14:36:07.528-03:00I am not aware of any immediate health concerns fo...I am not aware of any immediate health concerns for being near penguin rookeries. Dr. Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01391779948019143052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048267408706307219.post-73475689326263124942019-12-18T22:37:56.316-03:002019-12-18T22:37:56.316-03:00It's recommendable to mount a camp near to pen...It's recommendable to mount a camp near to penguin population?, its Harmful for health?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03186466709861355887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048267408706307219.post-16227171064323506312019-11-25T20:07:32.494-03:002019-11-25T20:07:32.494-03:00It's from what they eat! Adelie penguins eat k...It's from what they eat! Adelie penguins eat krill, and krill are that shade of pink. You can see some photos at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KrillDr. Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01391779948019143052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048267408706307219.post-57793435278906817962019-11-22T16:19:16.911-03:002019-11-22T16:19:16.911-03:00hwy are penguins poop turning pink
hwy are penguins poop turning pink <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048267408706307219.post-62886303049011734312019-11-18T15:16:15.977-03:002019-11-18T15:16:15.977-03:00No, not the majority of the continent. Most of it ...No, not the majority of the continent. Most of it is desert. The northern Peninsula region is tundra-like, though.Dr. Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01391779948019143052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048267408706307219.post-1580964004730183772019-11-15T11:20:31.419-03:002019-11-15T11:20:31.419-03:00is it a tundra?
is it a tundra?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11427483474172282816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048267408706307219.post-25483802474360387662019-02-24T23:48:26.117-03:002019-02-24T23:48:26.117-03:00Can you tell me what is the approximate temperatur...Can you tell me what is the approximate temperature profile of the soil in Antarctica whwere you are working and what is the latitude. Depths from 0 to two metres would be most interesting to me in the work I am doing on such profiles in soils at different locations. My best email is jonicol18 at bigpond.com<br /><br />Thanks very much. John Nicol, Forest Lake, Brisbane, Qld Australia.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12337593741621417222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048267408706307219.post-32020380156406340252018-12-10T11:48:29.954-03:002018-12-10T11:48:29.954-03:00Yes, mostly desert, specifically of the "cold...Yes, mostly desert, specifically of the "cold desert" and/or "polar desert" types. Dr. Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01391779948019143052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048267408706307219.post-62622397795890693442018-12-08T18:15:12.550-03:002018-12-08T18:15:12.550-03:00So, mostly Desert?So, mostly Desert?Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14183006039245540271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048267408706307219.post-64562965609501772392018-12-05T14:03:45.649-03:002018-12-05T14:03:45.649-03:00Antarctica's ice melt is already contributing ...Antarctica's ice melt is already contributing to sea level rise. (This article does a nice job summarizing a recent scientific study about it: https://www.carbonbrief.org/sea-level-rise-due-antarctic-ice-melt-has-tripled-over-past-five-years) There's enough water stored in Antarcica's ice to raise sea level by over 60 meters. But whether all of it will melt and how quickly that would happen is tough to say. This is an article that summarizes that: http://www.antarcticglaciers.org/question/ice-antarctica-melt-much-global-sea-level-rise-quickly-likely-happen/Dr. Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01391779948019143052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048267408706307219.post-12559014674994252222018-11-24T03:55:07.707-03:002018-11-24T03:55:07.707-03:00So if antaAntarca melts now, what would happen to ...So if antaAntarca melts now, what would happen to the world? God forbid anyways.Eshioramhehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16374176860984058305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048267408706307219.post-61283360156512404192018-09-24T17:47:31.356-03:002018-09-24T17:47:31.356-03:00thank you!thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com