Inside Antarctica s Bizarre International Research Town

Southern Exposure: The weird science community perched on the tip of the Antarctic peninsula For more on the global warming threat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q-WK8fPsiI Greenpeace s battle to save the Arctic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmNyNPd76nI For more on today s top news: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlGSlkijht5gyYNkhTOmpP-3AKawhjkdv Subscribe to Journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures King George Island has been described as one of the strangest places on the planet. This report gains access to a side of Antarctica that is rarely seen as we find out what life is really like on this wild frontier. In 1959, twelve countries signed the Antarctic Treaty, which aimed to preserve the continent for peaceful scientific research. Located at the very bottom of the world, King George Island is home to the closest thing Antarctica has to an international town, complete with a school, a post office and bizarrely, a Russian Orthodox church. In this strange southern wilderness, an eclectic group of residents from Russia, Chile, Germany and South Korea live alongside one another in a quest to grapple with the big questions facing climate change and marine biology. From studying how rising temperatures affect penguin populations, to the level of toxins in seal blubber, the scientists work is imperative in helping to keep this unique environment alive. Over the past 60 years, glaciers have receded by more than a kilometre, and the area has become one of the fastest warming areas of the world. "We have essentially knocked the global climate system out of kilter and I would say rightly we should be very scared about what s going to happen to humans", explains Professor Peter Convey. ABC Australia - Ref 6446 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world s most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world s top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you ll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.