Cold in Antarctica

It's cold in Antarctica. Really, it is. Lots of ice.

Famed global warming activist James Schneider and a journalist friend were both found frozen to death on Saturday, about 90 miles from South Pole Station, by the pilot of a ski plane practicing emergency evacuation procedures.

Really, if you go to Antarctica, be prepared for the cold. And the ice.

"I couldn't believe what I was seeing", recounted the pilot, Jimmy Dolittle. "There were two snowmobiles with cargo sleds, a tent, and a bright orange rope that had been laid out on the ice, forming the words, 'HELP-COLD'".

What're the chances that the pilot was named Jimmy Dolittle? At any rate, this is a tragedy of the first order. Really, it is a tragedy and my prayers go our to the survivors.

One friend of Prof. Schneider told ecoEnquirer that he had been planning a trip to an ice sheet to film the devastation brought on by global warming.

Hmmm. You'd think that he'd want to go in the summer, to get the maximum amount of sumlight.

Apparently, while all of Prof. Schneider's friends were assuming that the July trek would be to Greenland, during Northern Hemisphere summer, his plans were actually to snowmobile to the South Pole - which, in July, is in the dead of winter.

Oh, my! I've got one observation. If you're going to look for global warming, you'd best be prepared for the weather.

Hat tip to SondraK.