Boing Boing reader Kevin Fox and his wife Rachel went on an excursion to Antarctica last month and took some amazing photos. "We're telling the story at antarctic.fury.com in a serial form and we're about 1/4th of the way through," Kevin tells us. Their flickr set is here. I love the photos of cracking, breaking, melting ice. I'm also fond of the seal portraits.
Ice Melting in Antarctica
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