when I’m down in Antarctica and I see our team working and I see our
our team working and I see our
our team working and I see our scientists who are devoting their lives
scientists who are devoting their lives
scientists who are devoting their lives to understanding the changing world
to understanding the changing world
to understanding the changing world based on what’s happening in Antarctica
based on what’s happening in Antarctica
based on what’s happening in Antarctica my comfort is that there are generations
my comfort is that there are generations
my comfort is that there are generations after me that will learn from the work
after me that will learn from the work
after me that will learn from the work that we’re doing there’s quite a lot of
that we’re doing there’s quite a lot of
that we’re doing there’s quite a lot of science that we do at Scott Base it’s
science that we do at Scott Base it’s
science that we do at Scott Base it’s quite diverse but I think one of the
quite diverse but I think one of the
quite diverse but I think one of the most important pieces is how the the ice
most important pieces is how the the ice
most important pieces is how the the ice is changing in Antarctica and how that’s
is changing in Antarctica and how that’s
is changing in Antarctica and how that’s going to impact the risk that we’re not
going to impact the risk that we’re not
going to impact the risk that we’re not just an rising sea level but the changes
just an rising sea level but the changes
just an rising sea level but the changes to global climate this is an incredibly
to global climate this is an incredibly
to global climate this is an incredibly pristine environment it’s only really
pristine environment it’s only really
pristine environment it’s only really been explored mostly in the last 50 or
been explored mostly in the last 50 or
been explored mostly in the last 50 or 60 years that will tell us so much about
60 years that will tell us so much about
60 years that will tell us so much about what our future planet will look like
the hostility of the environment and the
the hostility of the environment and the proximity is very challenging you get
proximity is very challenging you get
proximity is very challenging you get through that you get used to the cold a
through that you get used to the cold a
through that you get used to the cold a little but there are certain things that
little but there are certain things that
little but there are certain things that you do miss about being home for us
you do miss about being home for us
you do miss about being home for us anyone that comes back to New Zealand
anyone that comes back to New Zealand
anyone that comes back to New Zealand having been down on the ice would
having been down on the ice would
having been down on the ice would normally roll around on the grass
normally roll around on the grass
normally roll around on the grass because there is no grass there are no
because there is no grass there are no
because there is no grass there are no trees there is no green I had a choice
trees there is no green I had a choice
trees there is no green I had a choice between Perpetual Sun and perpetual
between Perpetual Sun and perpetual
between Perpetual Sun and perpetual night very difficult question because in
night very difficult question because in
night very difficult question because in the night of course you have the most
the night of course you have the most
the night of course you have the most amazing
amazing
amazing Aurora’s that very few people get to see
Aurora’s that very few people get to see
Aurora’s that very few people get to see but for me it is definitely the day to
but for me it is definitely the day to
but for me it is definitely the day to be able to wake up at 3 a.m. 2 a.m. and
be able to wake up at 3 a.m. 2 a.m. and
be able to wake up at 3 a.m. 2 a.m. and be bright sunlight as quite an unusual
be bright sunlight as quite an unusual
be bright sunlight as quite an unusual thing but what you see and what you hear
thing but what you see and what you hear
thing but what you see and what you hear in those hours is
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