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Topic: South Pole

The sun goes down at the South Pole: The last light of autumn (March 20, 2018) bathes an array of flags from the 12 nations that were the original signatories on the 1959 Antarctic Treaty who pledged that they would pursue non-military, cooperative scientific research.

Featured photo: It’s lights out at the bottom of the world, for now

March 21, 2018

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The sun goes down at the South Pole: The last light of autumn (March 20, 2018) bathes an array of flags from the 12 nations that were the original signatories on the 1959 Antarctic Treaty who pledged that they would pursue non-military, cooperative scientific research.

This aircraft at the South Pole Observatory was the final flight out for scientists leaving ahead of winter in Antarctica. February 16, 2018.

Featured photo: Last call at the South Pole, for now

February 23, 2018

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Earth observations

This aircraft at the South Pole Observatory was the final flight out for scientists leaving ahead of winter in Antarctica. February 16, 2018.

Sunrise at the South Pole Observatory, September 19, 2017.

Featured photo: South Pole sees first sunrise in 6 months with arrival of spring

September 27, 2017

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Marine & Aviation

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Sunrise at the South Pole Observatory, September 19, 2017.

Scientists and staff board the last scheduled flight from the South Pole for nine months. Photo taken February 15, 2017.

Photo: Last flight from the South Pole

February 23, 2017

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Scientists and staff board the last scheduled flight from the South Pole for nine months. Photo taken February 15, 2017.

Going, going, gone: A NOAA weather balloon floats into the pre-dawn Antarctic sky over the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in this time-lapse photograph taken September 15, 2017. The balloon was carrying an ozonesonde -- instrument to measure ozone during NOAA's annual monitoring of the Antarctic ozone hole. Rising emissions of a strictly regulated chemical threatens recovery of the ozone hole, according to new NOAA research published in the journal Nature, May 16, 2018.

Photo: Time-lapse image of NOAA weather balloon over the South Pole

September 26, 2016

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Going, going, gone: A NOAA weather balloon floats into the pre-dawn Antarctic sky over the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in this time-lapse photograph taken September 15, 2017. The balloon was carrying an ozonesonde -- instrument to measure ozone during NOAA's annual monitoring of the Antarctic ozone hole. Rising emissions of a strictly regulated chemical threatens recovery of the ozone hole, according to new NOAA research published in the journal Nature, May 16, 2018.

The National Science Foundation’s Atmospheric Research Observatory illuminated by the sun approaching South Pole sunset in 2014.

South Pole is last place on Earth to pass global warming milestone

June 15, 2016

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greenhouse gases

The National Science Foundation’s Atmospheric Research Observatory illuminated by the sun approaching South Pole sunset in 2014.

The National Science Foundation’s Atmospheric Research Observatory illuminated by the sun approaching South Pole sunset in 2014.

Last light: Sunset at the South Pole

March 20, 2016

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The National Science Foundation’s Atmospheric Research Observatory illuminated by the sun approaching South Pole sunset in 2014.

This image of the southern hemisphere shows the ozone hole that typically forms over the South Pole during the austral spring.

NOAA, CIRES researchers track lingering U.S. emissions of ozone-depleting chemical

February 29, 2016

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This image of the southern hemisphere shows the ozone hole that typically forms over the South Pole during the austral spring.

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