A full page illustration for Where The leaves Fall magazine issue 10, where the Antarctic atmospheric scientist for British Antarctic Survey, John Law, describes his work at Rothera Research Station.
'Aside from a handful of research stations and field camps dotted among the ice and snow of Antarctica, the continent remains one of the world’s last unspoilt natural beauties. The Antarctic is an exceptional part of the world - not just for its outstanding beauty, wildlife and scenery, but also due to the unique way the continent has been completely protected under the Antarctic Treaty. However, we can already see the influence of a changing climate in Antarctica. Parts of the Antarctic Peninsula have recorded a temperature increase of 2.8C in nearly 60 years, a rate almost triple that of the global average...' ( an extract from the essay)
John Law has spent three winters at Rothera Research Station, where he continues the long meteorological record from Rothera.
This essay from Where the Leaves Fall #10 has been selected for Saving Seed - an OmVed Gardens exhibition.