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ARLINGTON, Va. (ABC7) — Her students are one reason she traveled
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so far. Washington-Lee High School teacher Kate Miller is one of a few
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people selected to study at the South Pole for about a month.
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“It’s really, really confusing to experience 24 hours of sunlight,” said
Miller through a Skype conversation with her students and others
across the country.
It’s summer in Antartica. That means the temperature is up to about
negative 15 degrees. Sure beats minus 100 during their winter.
Miller trained to wear protective gear that allows her to be outside
and to live with the basics.
“We have a place to eat, we have a place to sleep, we have a place to
hang out,” said Miller.
She and the other scientists know to be extra careful. There’s a doctor
nearby, but the closest hospital is eight hours by plane, as ABC7 News
learned when a medical evacuation last year became tricky.
“What did the project discover about neutrinos,” a student asked
through the Skype interview.
Students got a chance to ask questions and then described for the rest
of us why neutrinos are so interesting.
“They’re so fascinating because they’re so tiny that we normally can’t
even identify them,” said senior Mia Shaker.
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