Austral Autumn Causes Lights Out At The South Pole
Sunday March 20 marks the start of austral autumn which means it is goodnight from the South Pole for the next six months. As the sun sets in the South Pole, researchers at NOAA’s South Pole Atmospheric Baseline Observatory will not see any light for the next six months. The U.S. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station is so cold that even during summer it has few visitors. Extreme cold and high altitude makes the observatory isolated from the outside world. It’s last light at #SouthPole today.