Mila
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Hi, I would like to introduce myself.
My name is Mila and I have no degrees in meteorology.
And now I would like to tell you one strange story.
I'm not quite sure which forum this post belongs in, so I'm placing it in Offtopic for now.
So here it is: Most people have probably heard of Captain Scott’s expedition to the South Pole.
But what many might not know is that Scott was later accused of falsifying his meteorological records.
All five members of the polar party perished during their return from the South Pole.
Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Dr. Edward Wilson,
and Lieutenant Henry “Birdie” Bowers died together in their tent,
overtaken by a blizzard. Their companions, Petty Officer Edgar “Taff” Evans
and Captain Lawrence Oates, had died earlier—Evans from injuries and exhaustion,
and Oates in a tragic act of self-sacrifice.
The blizzard that claimed Scott’s life has since become a subject of considerable controversy.
For example,
In her book The Coldest March, Dr. Susan Solomon writes:
“Wilson and Bowers met their deaths with the injured Scott,
but the scientific constraints of modern meteorology as shown
here suggest that their deaths may have been a matter of choice
rather than chance. Whether such a choice was made, and whether
it reflected their own dedication or an order by a desperate Scott
vainly trying to save legacies rather than lives is a question
not for science but for the human heart.”
Dr. Susan Solomon, renowned for her groundbreaking contributions to atmospheric
chemistry and climate science, has received an impressive array of awards and honors.
She made her statement after concluding that such a blizzard was meteorologically impossible.
And then there’s me—no degree in meteorology—challenging that conclusion and saying:
Solomon got it wrong.
Here I have made a video about this:
I would be interested to hear your options.
Thank you!
My name is Mila and I have no degrees in meteorology.
And now I would like to tell you one strange story.
I'm not quite sure which forum this post belongs in, so I'm placing it in Offtopic for now.
So here it is: Most people have probably heard of Captain Scott’s expedition to the South Pole.
But what many might not know is that Scott was later accused of falsifying his meteorological records.
All five members of the polar party perished during their return from the South Pole.
Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Dr. Edward Wilson,
and Lieutenant Henry “Birdie” Bowers died together in their tent,
overtaken by a blizzard. Their companions, Petty Officer Edgar “Taff” Evans
and Captain Lawrence Oates, had died earlier—Evans from injuries and exhaustion,
and Oates in a tragic act of self-sacrifice.
The blizzard that claimed Scott’s life has since become a subject of considerable controversy.
For example,
In her book The Coldest March, Dr. Susan Solomon writes:
“Wilson and Bowers met their deaths with the injured Scott,
but the scientific constraints of modern meteorology as shown
here suggest that their deaths may have been a matter of choice
rather than chance. Whether such a choice was made, and whether
it reflected their own dedication or an order by a desperate Scott
vainly trying to save legacies rather than lives is a question
not for science but for the human heart.”
Dr. Susan Solomon, renowned for her groundbreaking contributions to atmospheric
chemistry and climate science, has received an impressive array of awards and honors.
She made her statement after concluding that such a blizzard was meteorologically impossible.
And then there’s me—no degree in meteorology—challenging that conclusion and saying:
Solomon got it wrong.
Here I have made a video about this:
I would be interested to hear your options.
Thank you!