April 13, 2009
3:00 PM utc
Antarctica Surface Winds show same 'onshore' pattern under the heat transfer systems noted in the two images below.
April 13, 2009
0600 gmt
Antarctica Jet Stream shows an arriving vortex from the equator noted in both satellites above and below.
April 13, 2009
1325 gmt
Antarctica Satellite - There is a frigid air mass over the center of Antarctica with heat transfer systems at noon, 3:30, 4:00, 8:00, 9:00 and 11:00; arriving to the continent from the equator.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (UPI Photo/Stephen Shaver)
Clinton urges Antarctica enviro-guards (click title to entry - thank you)
BALTIMORE, April 6 (UPI) -- Protection of the Antarctic region against increased tourism is the goal of a proposal to the Antarctic Treaty, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.
"Strengthening environmental regulation is especially as important as tourism to the Antarctica increases," Clinton said Monday during the 32nd Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting in Baltimore. "The United States is concerned about the safety of the tourists and the suitability of the ships that make the journey south. "
The U.S. resolution would place limits on landings from ships with large numbers of tourists, as well as
list new requirements for lifeboats "to make sure they can keep passengers alive until rescue comes," she said. "And we urge greater international cooperation to prevent discharges from these ships that will further degrade the environment around the Antarctica."
The Obama administration is committed to working with world leaders to battle climate change globally, Clinton said, noting that focus must be heightened on both the Arctic and the Antarctic regions.
"We need to increase our attention not only to the Antarctic, but to the Arctic as well," she said.
Clinton said the United States strongly supports the Antarctic Treaty and its purpose of maintaining the continent as "a place of peace and to use the science that can only be performed there to benefit the entire planet."
She said President Barack Obama sent to the U.S. Senate an accompanying document to the treaty's environmental protection protocol that deals with liability arising from environmental emergencies.
April 13, 2009
3:00 PM utc
Antarctica Temperature Map (click here for animation)
The map above is missing the 3AM, 6AM and 9 AM images.
The warmest base in Antarctica :
Base Orcadas, Antarctica
Local time :: Local Time: 4:11 PM GST (GMT -02)
Lat/Lon: 60.8° S 44.7° W
Temperature :: 45 F
Conditions :: Light Snow
Humidity :: 85%
Dew Point :: 32 F
Wind :: 25 mph from the East
Wind Gust :: -
Pressure :: 28.93 in (Rising)
Visibility :: 1.0 miles
UV :: 0 out of 16
Clouds :: Mostly Cloudy 492 ft
Overcast :: 492 ft
(Above Ground Level)
Elevation :: 20 ft
The coldest reporting station is:
Vostok is not reporting.
Amundsen-Scott, Antarctica
Local Time: 6:21 AM NZST on April 14, 2009 (GMT +12)
Lat/Lon: 90.0° S 0.0° E
Temperature :: -79 F
Conditions :: Blowing Snow
Wind :: 15 mph from the ESE
Wind Gust :: -
Pressure :: in (Falling)
Visibility :: 0.0 miles
Clouds :: Few 1476 ft
(Above Ground Level)
Elevation :: 9285 ft
