The Latest Breaking News from McMurdo Station

Antarctica is covered in ice, yet its dry desert climate makes fire so dangerous that the US maintains a full-time professional fire department

Antarctica holds roughly 75 per cent of the planet's fresh water, locked away as ice, yet the continent is technically classified as a desert, and that combination makes fire one of the most serious hazards facing the people who live and work there. The United States maintains the only full-time…

The Times of India · Aug 8

Investigators are being sent to US research base on Antarctica to look into sexual violence concerns

The watchdog office overseeing the National Science Foundation is sending investigators to Antarctica’s McMurdo Station after hearing concerns about the prevalence of sexual violence at the U.S. research base

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2023

Bars to stop selling alcohol on US base in Antartica after rampant sexual harassment revealed

The policy shift comes after sexual misconduct claims at McMurdo Station surfaced

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023