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href="/news/?category=USAP Headlines">USAP Headlines</a><br/> <em>Tuesday October 15, 2024</em> </span><br/> As the 2024-25 austral summer season begins, the NSF Sexual Assault and Harassment Prevention and Response (SAHPR) Program Office works closely with the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) to prevent sexual violence </p> <p><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=310465&org=OPP">Continue Reading</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="feedCarouselContent" style="background-image:url(/news/images/rss-2024-dryValley-lg.png);" onclick="window.location='https://new.nsf.gov/news/weather-anomaly-experienced-mcmurdo-dry-valleys'"> <div class="feedCarouselBg"></div> <div class="feedText"> <p> <a href="https://new.nsf.gov/news/weather-anomaly-experienced-mcmurdo-dry-valleys">Weather anomaly experienced in the McMurdo Dry Valleys</a><br/> <span class="subText"> <a href="/news/?category=USAP Headlines">USAP Headlines</a><br/> <em>Thursday September 05, 2024</em> </span><br/> An atmospheric river event in March 2022 led to record warm temperatures over much of Antarctica. </p> <p><a href="https://new.nsf.gov/news/weather-anomaly-experienced-mcmurdo-dry-valleys">Continue Reading</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="feedCarouselContent" style="background-image:url(/news/images/rss-2024-dragonFish-lg.png);" onclick="window.location='https://new.nsf.gov/news/new-antarctic-dragonfish-species-discovered#image-caption-credit-block'"> <div class="feedCarouselBg"></div> <div class="feedText"> <p> <a href="https://new.nsf.gov/news/new-antarctic-dragonfish-species-discovered#image-caption-credit-block">New Antarctic Dragonfish Species Discovered</a><br/> <span class="subText"> <a href="/news/?category=USAP Headlines">USAP Headlines</a><br/> <em>Tuesday September 03, 2024</em> </span><br/> A research team at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science at William & Mary has uncovered a new species of Antarctic fish, which could reshape how scientists view biodiversity in the Southern </p> <p><a href="https://new.nsf.gov/news/new-antarctic-dragonfish-species-discovered#image-caption-credit-block">Continue Reading</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="feedCarouselContent" style="background-image:url(/news/images/rss-2024-LMG-close-up-bow-name-prat-pier-HR-lg.png);" onclick="window.location='/news/4758/'"> <div class="feedCarouselBg"></div> <div class="feedText"> <p> <a href="/news/4758/">Research Vessel Laurence M. Gould Completes 27-Year Run</a><br/> <span class="subText"> <a href="/news/?category=USAP Headlines">USAP Headlines</a><br/> <em>Monday August 05, 2024</em> </span><br/> After 27 years of steadfast service to the United States Antarctic Program, the NSF Antarctic Research and Supply Vessel (ARSV) Laurence M. Gould ended its charter to the U.S. National Science Foundation </p> <p><a href="/news/4758/">Continue Reading</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="feedCarouselContent" style="background-image:url(/news/images/rss_2024_historicalRecords-lg.png);" onclick="window.location='https://new.nsf.gov/news/historic-records-provide-new-insight'"> <div class="feedCarouselBg"></div> <div class="feedText"> <p> <a href="https://new.nsf.gov/news/historic-records-provide-new-insight">Historic records provide new insight</a><br/> <span class="subText"> <a href="/news/?category=USAP Headlines">USAP Headlines</a><br/> <em>Wednesday July 17, 2024</em> </span><br/> U.S. National Science Foundation-funded researchers recently released a new study in Ecology and Evolution outlining their in-depth analysis of historic baleen plates, the comb structures that are used by some species of </p> <p><a href="https://new.nsf.gov/news/historic-records-provide-new-insight">Continue Reading</a></p> </div> </div> <div id="feedCarouselNav"></div> <div class="navBtn left" id="navPrev"></div> <div class="navBtn pause" id="navPause"></div> <div class="navBtn right" id="navNext"></div> </div> <table> <tr> <td> <h1 class="usap-header-divider">USAP Station Webcams</h1> <h2>Live Images from Antarctica</h2> <div id="camCarousel"> <div class="camCarouselImg" id="McM"> <img src="/videoclipsandmaps/SouthPoleWebcam/McM00071.jpg" alt="McMurdo Station - Arrival Heights Webcam" border="0" style="width:448px;height:253px;" onclick="window.location='/videoclipsandmaps/mcmwebcam.cfm?t=0'" /> </div> <div class="camCarouselImg" id="boresight"> <img src="/videoclipsandmaps/SouthPoleWebcam/boresight00076.jpg" alt="McMurdo Station - Observation Hill Webcam" border="0" style="width:448px;height:253px;" onclick="window.location='/videoclipsandmaps/mcmwebcam.cfm?t=1'" /> </div> <div class="camCarouselImg" id="MobileWebCam"> <img src="/videoclipsandmaps/SouthPoleWebcam/MobileWebCam00010.jpg" alt="McMurdo Station - McMurdo Pier Webcam" border="0" style="width:448px;height:253px;" onclick="window.location='/videoclipsandmaps/mcmwebcam.cfm?t=2'" /> </div> <div class="camCarouselImg" id="aims"> <img src="/videoclipsandmaps/SouthPoleWebcam/aims00094.jpg" alt="McMurdo Station - Lodging Construction Webcam" border="0" style="width:448px;height:253px;" onclick="window.location='/videoclipsandmaps/mcmwebcam.cfm?t=3'" /> </div> <div class="camCarouselImg" id="spole"> <img src="/videoclipsandmaps/SouthPoleWebcam/spole00017.jpg" alt="South Pole Station - Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station Webcam" border="0" style="width:448px;height:253px;" onclick="window.location='/videoclipsandmaps/spwebcam.cfm?t=0'" /> </div> <div class="camCarouselImg" id="darksector"> <img src="/videoclipsandmaps/SouthPoleWebcam/darksector00017.jpg" alt="South Pole Station - South Pole Radio Telescopes Webcam" border="0" style="width:448px;height:253px;" onclick="window.location='/videoclipsandmaps/spwebcam.cfm?t=1'" /> </div> <div class="camCarouselImg" id="Pal"> <img src="/videoclipsandmaps/SouthPoleWebcam/Pal00041.jpg" alt="Palmer Station - Palmer Station Webcam" border="0" style="width:448px;height:253px;" onclick="window.location='/videoclipsandmaps/palwebcam.cfm?t=0'" /> </div> <div class="camCarouselImg" id="Penguin"> <img src="/videoclipsandmaps/SouthPoleWebcam/Penguin00024.jpg" alt="Palmer Station - Torgersen Island Penguin Colony Webcam" border="0" style="width:448px;height:253px;" onclick="window.location='/videoclipsandmaps/palwebcam.cfm?t=1'" /> </div> <label for="usap-camlist" class="sr-only">Select a Camera to View</label> <select name="usap-camlist" id="usap-camlist"> <option value="" data-name="">Select a webcam to view...</option> <option value="" data-name="">---------------------------------------------</option> <option value="/videoclipsandmaps/mcmwebcam.cfm?t=0" data-name="McM">McMurdo Station - Arrival Heights Webcam</option> <option value="/videoclipsandmaps/mcmwebcam.cfm?t=1" data-name="boresight">McMurdo Station - Observation Hill Webcam</option> <option value="/videoclipsandmaps/mcmwebcam.cfm?t=2" data-name="MobileWebCam">McMurdo Station - McMurdo Pier Webcam</option> <option value="/videoclipsandmaps/mcmwebcam.cfm?t=3" data-name="aims">McMurdo Station - Lodging Construction Webcam</option> <option value="/videoclipsandmaps/spwebcam.cfm?t=0" data-name="spole">South Pole Station - Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station Webcam</option> <option value="/videoclipsandmaps/spwebcam.cfm?t=1" data-name="darksector">South Pole Station - South Pole Radio Telescopes Webcam</option> <option value="/videoclipsandmaps/palwebcam.cfm?t=0" data-name="Pal">Palmer Station - Palmer Station Webcam</option> <option value="/videoclipsandmaps/palwebcam.cfm?t=1" data-name="Penguin">Palmer Station - Torgersen Island Penguin Colony Webcam</option> </select> </div> <h1 class="usap-header-divider">Office of Polar Programs News</h1> <div style="margin:1rem .5rem;"> Sign up for the NSF Office of Polar Programs <a href="https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNSF/subscriber/new?topic_id=USNSF_317" class="hideicon">newsletter</a> and <a href="https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNSF/subscriber/new?topic_id=USNSF_405" class="hideicon">events</a>. </div> <h2>Most Recent</h2> <div id="announcements"> <table style="width:100%;margin: 0 1rem 1rem .5rem;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <h4><a href="https://new.nsf.gov/geo/updates/call-photos-geoscience-community">A call for photos from the geoscience community</a></h4> <a href="https://new.nsf.gov/geo/updates/call-photos-geoscience-community" class="hideicon"> <img src="https://www.usap.gov/news/images/rss-2018-nsfflatlogo-sm.png" alt="A call for photos from the geoscience community" class="featureImg" width="140" border="0" /></a> <p class="feedText"> <a href="/news/?category=Office of Polar Programs News">Office of Polar Programs News</a><br/> <em>Thursday January 23, 2025</em> </p> <p>The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Geosciences (NSF GEO) is soliciting photos featuring NSF-supported projects.</p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr class="usap-feed-divider"> <table style="width:100%;margin: 0 1rem 1rem .5rem;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <h4><a href="https://new.nsf.gov/geo/opp/updates/section-antarctic-sciences-office-hour">Section for Antarctic Sciences office hour</a></h4> <a href="https://new.nsf.gov/geo/opp/updates/section-antarctic-sciences-office-hour" class="hideicon"> <img src="https://www.usap.gov/news/images/rss-2018-nsfflatlogo-sm.png" alt="Section for Antarctic Sciences office hour" class="featureImg" width="140" border="0" /></a> <p class="feedText"> <a href="/news/?category=Office of Polar Programs News">Office of Polar Programs News</a><br/> <em>Wednesday January 08, 2025</em> </p> <p>Please join the NSF Office of Polar Programs (OPP) Section for Antarctic Sciences (ANT) for a community office hour on Thursday, January 16, from 3:00 - 4:00 pm EST.</p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr class="usap-feed-divider"> <div class="usap-div-table"> <div class="usap-div-cell" style="padding:8px 0 10px 10px;"><img src="/grafx/news-icon.png" alt="Page icon that indicates a news link" width="8" height="9" border="0" /></div> <div class="usap-div-cell"> <h5 style="margin: 0;"><a href="https://new.nsf.gov/geo/opp/updates/two-new-antarctic-sciences-solicitations">Two New Antarctic Sciences Solicitations</a> </h5> </div> </div> <div class="usap-div-table"> <div class="usap-div-cell" style="padding:8px 0 10px 10px;"><img src="/grafx/news-icon.png" alt="Page icon that indicates a news link" width="8" height="9" border="0" /></div> <div class="usap-div-cell"> <h5 style="margin: 0;"><a href="https://new.nsf.gov/geo/updates/request-information-rfi-development-antarctic-subsea">Request for Information (RFI): Development of an Antarctic Subsea Telecommunications Cable for Science</a> </h5> </div> </div> <div style="margin:30px 6px 6px 6px;"> <span 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