Queens College aims for hot time in Antarctica with journey
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Queens College Prof. Stephen Pekar (c.) is leading an expedition to Antarctica with students
Andrea Balbas (l.), Howard Koss and 12 others.
An intrepid Queens professor is leading an expedition to Antarctica to study how ADS BY YAHOO!
sedimentary rock may help us understand climate history.
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"If you ever wanted to travel to another planet, visit Antarctica," said Pekar, 49, a New York Lasik
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Pekar said the last time the atmosphere has had as much carbon as it does now
was 25 million years ago.
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"It's once-in-a-lifetime experience," said Howard Koss, 32, a graduate student at
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The expedition includes professors, students and a New York City school teacher. scare
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Team members will fly to New Zealand before boarding an enormous cargo plane for
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McMurdo Station, a scientific outpost in Antarctica.
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"The most dangerous thing is the wind chill," said Pekar. "At 40 or 50 miles an hour, fight for his job
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The group will also use the expedition to reach out to thousands of young students
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around the country. Using live video conferencing and blogging, members will teach
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"When children learn science, they become empowered," said Andrea Balbas, 35,
who used to work in advertising sales before she returned to Queens College for her
undergraduate degree.
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