[PJ-Comix]

"They need to be out by the sixth of February," Dr Pearce said, when winter sets in and temperatures drop another 40 degrees Centigrade. Vostok Station boasts the lowest recorded temperature on Earth, -89.4C.

Uh-oh. Only ONE DAY left to split.

[PJ-Comix]

FYI

[GQuagmire]

Hmmm. Where have I heard this story before?

[Renegade]

Boom-Boom! Boom -Boom! Boom -Boom! I can’t help but thinking of that sound from the remake of “ The Thing”

[Atlas Sneezed]

“They need to be out by the sixth of February,” Dr Pearce said, when winter sets in and temperatures drop another 40 degrees Centigrade.

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That’s not news reporting, its Hollywood script-writing.

I doubt the temp drops by 40C on a particular day every year.

[MadJack]

Any of the group from Myskatonic University?

[MadJack]

Any of the group from Myskatonic University?

[jjotto]

http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/89606.html

[sodpoodle]

4000 meters is about 25 miles - that’s DEEP!!!!

[Izzy Dunne]

as Antarctica's deadly winter draws near.

Uhhh, doesn't winter start on June 21?

[cripplecreek]

Its entirely possible that they’re fine but have lost communications for some reason. They could be making their way back to civilization as we speak.

Its odd to realize that there are still places on the surface of the earth that we can’t get to easily.

[KoRn]

Sounds like the plot of a horror movie.

I’m guessing the expedition has been wiped out by now.

[A_perfect_lady]

I wish they would say how many people are on this team. Is this two guys alone in the cold? They’re probably dead. Is it 10? 17? How many people are we talking about here?

[Ted Grant]

Who goes there?

[colinhester]

Any ususual seismic activity in that region?

[flatfish]

There’s no problem. It’s just that AT&T has cut off their cellphones for non-payment of their bill.I hate it when that happens...

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[aruanan]

Here's something from another story. Note the part about how they'll "adjust the pressure."

The Lake Vostok project has been years in the making, with initial drilling at the massive lake -- 15,690 square kilometers (6,060 sq mi) -- starting in 1998. Initially, they were able to reach 3,600 meters, but had to stop due to concerns of possible contamination of the never-before-touched lake water. "Ice isn't like rock, it's capable of movement," Dr. Priscu told FoxNews.com.

"So in order to keep the hole from squeezing shut, they put a fluid in the drill called kerosene. Kerosene also grows bacteria, and there's about 65 tons of kerosene in that hole. It would be a disaster if that kerosene contaminated this pristine lake."

But the scientists came up with a clever way to make sure this debacle would not occur. They agreed to drill until a sensor warned them of free water. At that point they will take out the right amount of kerosene and adjust the pressure so that none of the liquids fall into the lake, but rather lake water would rise through the hole.

Priscu was concerned for his colleagues, but also admits the stunning scope of the story.

"It could be fodder for a great made-for-TV movie," he said.