Jennifer Bogo
Jennifer Bogo is the science editor at Popular Mechanics, where she orchestrates coverage on topics ranging fromm medical breakthroughs and space exploration to advances in alternative energy and robotics. She was previously a senior editor at Audubon magazine and still enjoys reporting on conservation from the field, whether it's the latest in penguin-tagging technology in Antarctica or how 2-megawatt turbines have changed the energy landscape in Texas.Jennifer Bogo's blog
Categories:
Field Report from Antarctica, #1: Feeling the Heat (and Cold) at Palmer Station
12/01/2010
 The author stands on the ARSV Laurence M. Gould as it pulls into the dock at Palmer Station, on Anvers Island on the West Antractic Peninsula. |
When I woke up Monday morning in the Gerlache Strait, aboard the Antarctic Research and Supply Vessel (ARSV) Laurence M. Gould, I was utterly astounded by the stark white scenery. Bits of ice, called brash, littered the ship’s path. Sharp snowy peaks and thick ice shelves lined both sides of the channel.
RSS Feed 
