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When is 'winter' at the South Pole?

techs

techs

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I was watching PolarTec on the History Channel and they were talking about how the Coast Guard needs to cut a channel in "winter" to allow resupply of McMurdo station on Antartica. They said the icebreakers usually start about dec. 25 and finish before the end of february when the ice shelf grows too big.
Isn't that the dead of summer in the Antarctic, not winter? I thought the seasons were reversed in the southern hemisphere?
Wouldn't they need to cut the channel in the middle of "summer" about dec. 25 in Antarctica?
 
unless you live in the southern hemisphere, if its summer in the US then its winter in antarctica. So cutting thru during december sounds right.
 
Originally posted by: Remy XO
unless you live in the southern hemisphere, if its summer in the US then its winter in antarctica. So cutting thru during december sounds right.
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They need to cut the ice when its the thinnest. Hence in the summer. Yet you are saying that dec. 25 is the winter in antarctica?
 
Originally posted by: techs
I was watching PolarTec on the History Channel and they were talking about how the Coast Guard needs to cut a channel in "winter" to allow resupply of McMurdo station on Antartica. They said the icebreakers usually start about dec. 25 and finish before the end of february when the ice shelf grows too big.
Isn't that the dead of summer in the Antarctic, not winter? I thought the seasons were reversed in the southern hemisphere?
Wouldn't they need to cut the channel in the middle of "summer" about dec. 25 in Antarctica?
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Read highlighted sentences. They are doing it in the middle of summer, in December.
 
Originally posted by: SMOGZINN
Originally posted by: techs
I was watching PolarTec on the History Channel and they were talking about how the Coast Guard needs to cut a channel in "winter" to allow resupply of McMurdo station on Antartica. They said the icebreakers usually start about dec. 25 and finish before the end of february when the ice shelf grows too big.
Isn't that the dead of summer in the Antarctic, not winter? I thought the seasons were reversed in the southern hemisphere?
Wouldn't they need to cut the channel in the middle of "summer" about dec. 25 in Antarctica?
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Read highlighted sentences. They are doing it in the middle of summer, in December.
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Yep. that's my point. They were doing it in the middle of summer in the antarctica yet the history channel said dec.25 is the middle of winter in the antartica.

 
Originally posted by: SMOGZINN
Originally posted by: techs
I was watching PolarTec on the History Channel and they were talking about how the Coast Guard needs to cut a channel in "winter" to allow resupply of McMurdo station on Antartica. They said the icebreakers usually start about dec. 25 and finish before the end of february when the ice shelf grows too big.
Isn't that the dead of summer in the Antarctic, not winter? I thought the seasons were reversed in the southern hemisphere?
Wouldn't they need to cut the channel in the middle of "summer" about dec. 25 in Antarctica?
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Read highlighted sentences. They are doing it in the middle of summer, in December.
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His issue, I think, is that the History Channel called it "winter."

edit: any Aussies stayin' up all night right now that can answer this question?
 
Originally posted by: techs
Originally posted by: Remy XO
unless you live in the southern hemisphere, if its summer in the US then its winter in antarctica. So cutting thru during december sounds right.
Click to expand...

They need to cut the ice when its the thinnest. Hence in the summer. Yet you are saying that dec. 25 is the winter in antarctica?
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i think they said "winter" as in the only people watching the show are people from the US or northern hemispheres. I guess they are assuming anyone living in South America, Africa, Vietnam, Cambodia, Loas, Thailand and India are too scum to have TVs
 
Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: SMOGZINN
Originally posted by: techs
I was watching PolarTec on the History Channel and they were talking about how the Coast Guard needs to cut a channel in "winter" to allow resupply of McMurdo station on Antartica. They said the icebreakers usually start about dec. 25 and finish before the end of february when the ice shelf grows too big.
Isn't that the dead of summer in the Antarctic, not winter? I thought the seasons were reversed in the southern hemisphere?
Wouldn't they need to cut the channel in the middle of "summer" about dec. 25 in Antarctica?
Click to expand...
Read highlighted sentences. They are doing it in the middle of summer, in December.
Click to expand...
His issue, I think, is that the History Channel called it "winter."

edit: any Aussies stayin' up all night right now that can answer this question?
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Since the target audience is the US or northern state they had to use "winter" to give people a time reference, even though it is summer.

Heck, I'm sure most of the population don't know the seasons are reversed in the souther hemisphere. I'd gather - 75%.

 
Originally posted by: Remy XO
Originally posted by: techs
Originally posted by: Remy XO
unless you live in the southern hemisphere, if its summer in the US then its winter in antarctica. So cutting thru during december sounds right.
Click to expand...

They need to cut the ice when its the thinnest. Hence in the summer. Yet you are saying that dec. 25 is the winter in antarctica?
Click to expand...

i think they said "winter" as in the only people watching the show are people from the US or northern hemispheres. I guess they are assuming anyone living in South America, Africa, Vietnam, Cambodia, Loas, Thailand and India are too scum to have TVs
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That's weird. Why would they say "in winter" instead of "during Antarctica's summer"? When they say "in the winter" it implies that it's not the month that's they are trying to get across, but how cold it happens to be. There's no reason to refer to OUR winter.
 
Originally posted by: spidey07
Since the target audience is the US or northern state they had to use "winter" to give people a time reference, even though it is summer.

Heck, I'm sure most of the population don't know the seasons are reversed in the souther hemisphere. I'd gather - 75%.
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