Living in the South Pole - the end of the earth

Looking at the wind direction, scientists will be able to figure out the work of the next day, which means going to the observatory or just lying in the research station in the middle of Antarctica.

Located on a vast plateau, nearly 3,000 meters above sea level, Antarctica is not a windy place. It is often said, this is a very big wind continent, this is probably true for the fringes of the plains, bordering the sea for example, or somewhere, but even at latitude 90, the wind is usually only 15km / h, very high, only 60-70km / h. The wind sounded like it was passing through, but it also caused many problems.

The waves of cold and dense air that pass through the Antarctic plateau, sometimes blow up a dry snow layer on the ice, creating a local snowstorm that is high in the sky while the snow does not fall. People call them katabatic , the wind that blows from high to down (to distinguish it from the anabatic wind, blowing from the bottom up). When they were on the plateau, they were as light as brushing, but when they poured out to the sea, fury ravaged everything on the path it passed.

The main gate into the South Pole Dome is deep under the snow.At first the base was built on the ice, but then gradually drifted over by the snow.(Photo: search.com)

Even at the South Pole, those winds are still light, but day by day, all the traces that hard people make.

The Antarctic dome has been in operation since 1975, to replace the first Antarctic Station, built in 1957. This first station was long buried in cold snow. People marked it with a few sporadic flags, looking as far away as the uninhabited wild graves.

The Antarctic dome now fits in a basin. The ice around it grew thicker, the front of the valley was because people had to constantly shovel snow, otherwise the dome, the symbol of latitude 90 South, had been buried for years.

Also because of that danger, a new station was built to replace the Antarctic Dome. This new station is like a combined greenhouse where people walk around without wearing a cold shirt. This place is fully equipped for more than 150 residents. The new station is located on dozens of solid pillars. The designers hope that the winds and the dry snow will blow through these pillars, and the new station will escape the burial of time.

It is also important to know that the wind direction at the South Pole has always become a reliable guide for the weather. From the extremely welcome to the station, the wind blew to the left, predicting that it would be blind, but blowing to the right of the sky will be blue. Looking at the wind direction, scientists will be able to figure out the work of the next day, which means going to the observatory or lying on the station.