Obituaries. According to the BBC, the last time anyone saw or heard from Weisfeiler was in January 1985. "We love the Argos!" All rights reserved. The goal is to collect data on climate, geology, oceanography, and ecology to compare with the detailed observations of Mawson's expedition a century before. When they re-appeared, Brians flight crew was assigned to pick them up, and all were silent and appeared scared. Which is why scientists are trying to learn more about it. He couldn't come down without the crampon, so one of his two companions went to find a spare and when he returned, Mutch was gone. Later at a camp near Marie Byrd Land, some dozen scientists disappeared for two weeks. Public outreach has been a major part of the expedition, which used Google Hangouts, blogs, and Twitter to stay in touch. Warm water is getting into the weakest parts of the glacier and making it worse, Cornell University scientist Britney Schmidt, a lead author on one of the papers, told Reuters. There are a few things you should learn here, but the big one is this: Don't go off into the wilderness by yourself, especially if you're a prominent scientist. (Weather station: Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica). Drs. He was never heard from again. The survey, based in Cambridge, conducts research in meteorology, geomagnetics and ionospherics at five Antarctic bases. But Williams seems to have voluntarily disappeared, and it was probably because of a spurned marriage proposal. The actual well head itself would be enclosed by a tent, he said, and scientists would sleep in tents as well. Some scientists stay there to work and carry out research. In Antarctica sea ice is extending, for reasons that are unclear, but possibly through the actions of stronger winds churning out more and more sea ice. That New Years Eve an interview with expedition leader Chris Turney was beamed live to Times Square in New York. When youre outside, its extremely cold minus 30, minus 40, microbiologist Dr. David A. Pearce told FoxNews.com. Brian: Brian: And the voice on the other end of the line said, Is this Brian?. Russian scientists announced today that they have reached Antarctica's Lake Vostok, an ancient, liquid lake the size of Lake Ontario buried beneath more than 2 miles (3 kilometers) of ice for. According to theNew York Times, the Coast Guard searched 132,000 square miles of ocean for four days but found no trace of the Turing Award-winning Microsoft researcher's 40-foot sailboat. He also said a group of. Peng's colleagues don't seem to find his disappearance as mysterious as the public did the Lop Nur landscape is almost carnivorous, and the idea that it could swallow someone up without a trace is certainly not fantastic. At any rate, one such disappearance was the case of Boris Weisfeiler, a mathematician who decided one day that Pennsylvania winters were just too danged warm so he was going to go hiking in the mountains of southern Chile. When the Shokalskiy got stuck last Christmas, Turney and the rest aboard the vessel failed to grasp how much attention the expedition was receiving. If you're stricken with summit fever, nothing will dissuade you from the summit, not even life-threatening illness, because Everest is your dream, and dang it, it cost you a lot of money to get there. According to a study published in Frontiers in Marine Science, researchers have discovered a massive living world below Antarctica's icy surface that could be as big as 5 million square. "The other guys dropped a core into the seabed today and did really well, so they got some sediments as well. A Dobson spectrophotometer at NOAA's South Pole Station had measured total ozone column since 1961. ORENBURG, Russia, April 16 (UPI) -- A teenage dance group in Russia is under investigation by officials after a twerking performance video went viral this week. Very few people overwinter in Antarctica, and the continent has no indigenous population, so nobody was born there, there are no children around, nobody has much of a history there. "They can float, they can cover almost any ground, and we've been traveling all over; they've been so reliable. "We're not sure if we're going to get back in on the return journey north, so we'll just have to play that one by ear at the moment.". This is the 46th U.S. expedition to Antarctica in which USGS scientists have participated. What B09B has done is effectively fast track an area of East Antarctica and given us an insight into what the rest of the place might be experiencing if the trend continues, Turney said. They are running out of time to complete the drilling this year, Pearce said. According to the American Alpine Club, he was last seen "on a precarious ledge" just after losing a crampon, which is kind of like an iron maiden for your shoes. 'Never in a million years' would they have expected it, the lead scientist said. Death on the job is a reality for a lot of professions, but going missing on the job is a bit more unusualunless you're a scientist, and your job involves exploration of remote places, trekking through the wilderness, or upsetting people with end-of-the-world theories. Lake Vostok hasnt been exposed to air in more than 20 million years. If you left your eyes open the fluid in them would start to freeze. Pearce heads a team from the British Antarctic Survey on a competing mission, set to plumb the depths of Lake Ellsworth, one of a string of more than 370 lakes beneath Antarctica that may soon see light for the first time since well before Fred Flintstones ancestors roamed the planet. The scientists say they just happened to stumble upon the structure that houses an entire ecosystem of amphipods. Terry Holland, who transformed Virginia basketball, dies. Gray set off in sunny weather on a voyage that was only supposed to take one day. Russian dance troupe under investigation after twerking performance goes viral. Antarctica Retired Navy Flight Engineer Warned by NSA to Stop Talking About Missing Scientists. a study of the subglacial Whillans Ice Stream, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The team from Russia's Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI) have been drilling for weeks in an effort to reach isolated Lake Vostok, a vast, dark body of water hidden 13,000 ft. below the surface of the icy continent. Evolving technology has played a role in the public's fascination with Antarctica since the earliest days of exploration. However, if the ice shelf melts sooner, it could cause a retreat of the glacier which would be both unstable and possibly irreversible. There is nobody to call.. Antarctic Insider. The expedition needed a new rescue plan. That morning Brian received a surprising and disturbing phone call. A team of scientists trapped in Antarctica for more than a week is on its way home aboard an Australian icebreaker after a series of failed rescue attempts culminated in a helicopter airlift. "We're trying to make the best of it, really." We guide our loyal readers to some of the best products, latest trends, and most engaging stories with non-stop coverage, available across all major news platforms. U. S. Naval Flight Engineer (Ret). Dr Louise Emmerson - seabird ecologist. NEW YORK, March 26 (UPI) -- Emilia Clarke does not regret turning down the lead role in the movie adaptation of the erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey. The latest casualties were identified as John Coll, 23, of Glasgow, Scotland, Ambrose Morgan, 22, of Hampshire, and Kevin Ockleton, 22, of Yorkshire. Nobody lives in Antarctica permanently. When he proposed marriage in 1969, Frame literally ran away, and when she finally returned a week later, Williams had vanished. A team of scientists trapped in Antarctica for more than a week is on its way home aboard an Australian icebreaker after a series of failed rescue attempts culminated in a helicopter airlift off the stranded vessel. In this tale of adventure gone terribly, terribly wrong, a geologist and planetary scientist named Thomas A. Mutch vanished in 1980 while descending a 23,000-foot peak in the Kashmir Himalayas. Half of the standard passengers aboard the Shokalskiy paid A$18,000 (9,700) to go along as scientific assistants. Lake Vostok hasn't been exposed to air in more than 20 million years. The Chinese Antarctic vessel Xue Long seen from the bridge of the Aurora Australis ship off Antarctica, both in the frozen waters to help rescue the nearby Russian research ship. THE CONTENT ON THIS SITE IS PROVIDED WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. The glacier is still in trouble despite small amounts of melting there is still rapid glacier retreat, so it seems that it doesnt take a lot to push the glacier out of balance.. What happened instead captured the worlds attention, something none of the scientists, journalists and paying public aboard could have foreseen. On June 17, the team was running low on vital supplies, so Peng walked out of camp, leaving only a note to inform his companions that he was going to go look for water. The team from Russia's Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI) have been drilling for weeks in an effort to reach isolated Lake Vostok, a vast, dark body of water hidden 13,000 ft. below . extremely weird creatures had been found in deep-sea vents off the coast of Antarctica including hairy-chested yeti crabs that feed . Image courtesy Brian. Temperatures in the area had gone up sharply Aug. 14, probably melting sea ice, and then had fallen quickly to minus 16, Laws said. Brian entered the U. S. Navy in 1977, and retired 20 years later in 1997. The researchers say that having such a hidden world beneath the arctic ice is clear evidence of an ecosystem at play. Yet somehow life continues to find a way. In 2000, documents came to light that suggested Weisfeiler might have been abducted and murdered. The collapse of the glacier itself could take hundreds or thousands of years. The torpedo-like Icefin allowed the scientist to garner information about water temperature and salinity, ocean currents, as well as images. Dr Elanor Bell Southern Ocean Research Coordinator. A core crew remained behind to sail vessel home once conditions allowed. A defecting Russian scientist has surfaced with a mind-bending account of what REALLY occurred when he and his colleagues went missing for five days in a mysterious lake 12,366 feet beneath the Antarctic ice. The ship itself was never found, and neither was the crew. I dont think theres anything sinister or ominous, Pearce said. As glaciologist Eric Rignot put it in 2015, in Antarctica, "the fuse has been blown." Even if we cut carbon emissions to zero tomorrow, warm water will continue to flow beneath the ice sheet for. But he never returned. Passengers and scientists stomp an area of ice next to the Akademik Shokalskiy for a makeshift helicopter landing pad in readiness for evacuation from the trapped ship in Antarctica. Dr. Anton Padalka told authorities in Switzerland that the researchers discovered a bizarre and deadly life form dubbed Organism 46-B The discovery of the hidden world under Antarctica was made at The Ross Ice Shelf. You look at satellite information, you look at trends and what the data's showing, you keep an eye on the weather the whole time. The competing teams have been watching the Russians and sharing notes over the past few days, Pearce told FoxNews.com -- yet no one knows what has happened. The team from Russia's Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI) have been drilling for weeks in an effort to reach isolated Lake Vostok, a vast, dark body of water hidden 13,000 ft. below. It was designed by Thomas Poulter, who very nearly died after being . He was also involved in the Viking mission to Mars as the lead for the Lander Imaging Team. After that his trail went cold. An research crew was retracing the steps of a century-old Antarctic excursion when their ship became trapped by the ice. Massive "Alien" Structures hidden deep beneath the Ice. Several factors may feed into why sea ice is so low, including winds, ocean currents and ocean heat. The research stations are like small towns but only kind of. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. . There is nobody to call.. 'The men had intended to make a day trip reconnaissance in fine weather, returning to Petermann Island that day, in which case they would have had survival sacks and limited food and fuel, but not a full field camping outfit with them,' Laws said. Scientists say that the lake disappeared from the Amery Ice Shelf sometime . Two studies published Aug. 10 and led by researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California reveal unexpected new data about how the Antarctic Ice Sheet has been losing mass in recent decades. It was all looking fine first of all, and then all of a sudden it changed really quickly, and we were trapped.". Loading from SPACESHOT76: HAS Q MADE A RETURN? Search parties failed to locate him, and his colleagues concluded he'd met with some kind of accidental death, and then proceeded to divide up all of his stuff. But there aren't any good theories to explain why the boat might have gotten into trouble in the first place, especially considering the good weather and its captain's extensive experience. The Russian Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute did not respond to FoxNews.com requests for information on the status of the team, information that did not surprise Priscu. Princess Elisabeth research station in Antarctica faces wind speeds of up to 155 mph and temperatures as low as -58F. Vostok Station boasts the lowest recorded temperature on Earth: -129degreesFahrenheit (-89.4 degrees Celsius). The Akademik Shokalskiy got stuck in ice on Christmas Day 2013 only two weeks after leaving New Zealand. I can only imagine what things must be like at Vostok Station this week, he said. Brian and his crew also saw a huge, football-field-sized hole in the ice only about five to ten miles from the geographic South Pole that was supposed to be a No Fly Zone. 00:25. One scientific theory claims that once upon a time Antarctica was ice-free and home to an ancient civilisation. On February 19, 1947, Admiral Richard E. Byrd left Base Camp Arctic and flew northward. We organized to meet with his nephew, Kelly, and a friend to talk more about Brians Antarctica experiences. 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Still, the absence of information after nearly a week has the worlds scientists worried and wondering. Your nostrils would start to freeze. Weather Data Notice: We have recorded very few readings for this month, some days may be missing. Insignia of Antarctic Development Squadron The team from Russia's Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI) have been drilling for weeks in an effort to reach isolated Lake Vostok, a vast, dark body of water hidden 13,000 ft. below. Dr. Anton Padalka told authorities in Switzerland that the researchers discovered a bizarre and deadly life form dubbed Organism 46-B - Not long after that, his backpack was found next to a river. Mysterious Antarctica. Because he vanished nearly 100 years ago and even if he ended up living in a luxurious jungle palace where he ate only vegetables and seafood and never developed cancer or scurvy or fell on anything sharp, he still died of old age some time between 1947 and 1987, if you're being optimistic. One sunny day in December 1995, Brian and his C-130 flight crew were on a mission from McMurdo Station to the South Pole. The voyage was meant to retrace the steps of Douglas Mawson, the great polar explorer and scientist who led the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911. The Snow Cruiser, built in just 11 weeks the summer of 1939 at a cost of $150,000, was to be the ultimate mobile Antarctic base. Now to be fair, he was known for doing research alone in remote places, but he was an anthropologist, so it's unlikely he would have been conducting research in places totally devoid of other humans. People who try to climb Mount Everest sometimes die from "summit fever," which is a sort of psychosis. Get a daily look at whats developing in science and technology throughout the world. The Beardmore Glacier in Antarctica, one of the largest valley glaciers in the world. Sometimes scientists disappear for non-conspiratorial reasons. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. The men probably died by falling through thin sea ice as long as nine days ago or could have been carried away to sea on a breaking ice floe, Laws said. The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is a thematic organisation of the International Science Council (ISC), and was created in 1958.SCAR is charged with initiating, developing and coordinating high quality international scientific research in the Antarctic region (including the Southern Ocean), and on the role of the Antarctic region in the Earth system. Currently: -45 F. Anyway, Priesner was checking pheromone trapswhen he vanished. Its not just physically challenging, its psychologically challenging, Pearce said. The ocean circulation at Commonwealth Bay was disrupted in 2010 after an enormous iceberg, B09B, arrived. And sometimes those people had to venture into places where few people have gone before, places so remote that when the unthinkable did happen, the rest of the world was left with an unsolvable mystery. They are formed when huge slabs of ice are pushed off the land onto the ocean surface. The Concordia research base in Eastern Antarctica, one of the most remote research facilities in . The animals inhabit a wedge of . In addition, the temperature in Antarctica is below minus 45 degrees Celsius all year round, and the wind speed on the ground even reaches 320 kilometers per hour. That's what happened to Peng Jiamu, a biologist at the Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology. Dr Petra Heil - sea ice scientist. Williams noticed that a lot of kids visiting his practice shared some characteristics in addition to their cardiovascular problems, they also had similar facial features and were especially friendly and outgoing. Air temperatures have been higher than usual in parts of the Antarctic, around 1.5 degrees Celsius above the long term average. Despite all its technology and the tenacity of participants, the weeks-long search turned up nothing, soGray's wife hired an underwater search teamto scan the ocean floor. The world holds its breath, hoping for the best after six days of radio silence from Antarctica where a team of Russian scientists is racing the clock and the oncoming winter to dig to an alien lake far beneath the ice. The scientists also found an underwater glacial landscape with staircase terraces and crevasses that are contributing to the recession of the glacier. Instead, scientists walked away having discovered an entirely unknown world and ecosystem. Thwaites contributes to about 4% of annual sea level rise due to shedding billions of tons of ice into the ocean, according to researchers. The Russians have their own way of dealing with things, particularly the media, which I respect, he told FoxNews.com. But on Friday, the temperature leaped to zero (minus-17.7 . Once we got back home and made sure everyone was all right, we got on with working up the data and getting a whole load of papers ready for submission, Turney said. Rather than feeling chastened by the trip, he is more convinced than ever that the paying, participating public are crucial. [ Editors Note: Antarctic Development Squadron Six VXE-6, or ANTARCTIC DEVRON SIX was a United States Navy Air Test and Evaluation Squadron based at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California, with forward operating bases at Christchurch, New Zealand and McMurdo Station, Antarctica. A lot of kelp and other life on the seabed is dead or dying. VILNIUS, Lithuania, March 20 (UPI) -- Military conscription returns to Lithuania amid Eastern Europe's military tension. Throughout history, just about every explorer or scientist with a dream gets some version of summit fever, whether it's lost city fever or desert fever or cockroach pheromone fever. 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