[MUSIC PLAYING]
REBECCA PRIESTLEY: Welcome to
Antarctica, the coldest, highest,
driest, and windiest continent on Earth.
I'm Rebecca Priestley, and
I'm a science historian.
CLIFF ATKINS: And I'm Cliff Atkins.
I'm a geologist.
And we're from Victoria
University in Wellington.
And we're here at New
Zealand's Scott Base,
putting together an online course
about this amazing continent.
At this site 15,000 years ago, we
were under hundreds of meters of ice.
REBECCA PRIESTLEY: I've been visiting
the historic huts on Ross Island
and investigating the history
of geographical exploration
and scientific endeavor in Antarctica.
For 10 years, there was a nuclear
power station here on Ross Island.
CLIFF ATKINS: And I've been in
the trans-Antarctic mountains,
looking at the extraordinary
geological story recorded in the rocks
and investigating the paleoclimate
history of the ice sheets.
I'm trying to understand
exactly how this large ice
sheet responds as climate warms.
REBECCA PRIESTLEY: Wherever
we go, we've been talking
to the locals, other scientists,
engineers, base staff, pilots, artists,
and finding out more about
their experiences on the ice.
CLIFF ATKINS: We hope you can join
us on our online Antarctic adventure.
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CLIFF ATKINS: Cheers.
REBECCA PRIESTLEY: Cheers.
