I cannot WAIT to see how @wattsupwiththat reacts to this querulous NYT #SpiritOfMawson post.

(Via Instapundit) I expect that it will be memorable.

Rescue Efforts for Trapped Antarctic Voyage Disrupt Serious Science

Early this morning, I received an e-mail message from one of many polar scientists whose important and costly field research in Antarctica has been seriously disrupted by the diversion of icebreakers to try to evacuate the journalists, tourists, crew and scientists on an unessential “expedition” aboard a chartered Russian ship.

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Of course the evacuation of the trapped ship, which will require helicopters given the impassible nature of the thick sea ice in the area, is vital. But when you consider the cost and risk attending the operation, and the impact on other science, this raises questions about the advisability of this voyage in the first place.

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