The Dry Valleys of Antarctica

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Many places on Earth have extreme climates. However, there is one place on Earth that has a climate so extreme that it is the closest thing to it might be on another planet. Despite having the most inhospitable and unforgiving climate on the planet, researchers have been shocked at what they’ve found there. Their discoveries might help pave the way to finding life outside of Earth. Learn more about the Dry Valleys of Antarctica, how they came to be, and what makes them so unique on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Newspapers.com Newspapers.com is like a time machine. Dive into their extensive online archives to explore history as it happened. With over 800 million digitized newspaper pages spanning three centuries, Newspapers.com provides an unparalleled gateway to the past, with papers from the US, UK, Canada, Australia and beyond. Use the code “EverythingEverywhere” at checkout to get 20% off a publisher extra subscription at newspapers.com. Noom Noom is not just another diet or fitness app. It’s a comprehensive lifestyle program designed to empower you to make lasting changes and achieve your health goals. With Noom, you’ll embark on a personalized journey that considers your unique needs, preferences, and challenges. Their innovative approach combines cutting-edge technology with the support of a dedicated team of experts, including registered dietitians, nutritionists, and behavior change specialists. Noom’s changing how the world thinks about weight loss. Go to noom.com to sign up for your trial today! Rocket Money Rocket Money is a personal finance app that finds and cancels your unwanted subscriptions, monitors your spending, and helps you lower your bills—all in one place. It will quickly and easily find your subscriptions for you –and for any you don’t want to pay for anymore, just hit “cancel,” and Rocket Money will cancel it for you. It’s that easy. Stop throwing your money away. Cancel unwanted subscriptions – and manage your expenses the easy way – by going to RocketMoney.com/daily Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Many places on Earth have extreme climates.
0:03.0	However, there is one place on Earth that has a climate so extreme
0:06.5	that the closest thing to it might be on another planet.
0:09.5	Despite having the most inhospitable and unforgiving climate on Earth, researchers have been shocked at what they found there.
0:16.0	Their discoveries may help pave the way to finding life outside of our world.
0:20.0	Learn more about the dry valleys of Antarctica, how they came to be, and what makes them so unique,
0:26.0	on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Antarctica is the continent that people most often forget is even there.
0:47.0	There is no permanent population and there is no real economic activity to speak of beyond the small number of tourists it gets.
0:54.0	If you envision Antarctica as a land covered in ice and snow, you wouldn't be wrong.
0:59.0	98% of Antarctica is covered with ice.
1:02.2	In fact, the ice cap over Antarctica has an average
1:04.8	thickness of two kilometers. That means that most of the surface of Antarctica is
1:09.4	pretty uniform and boring. However there is that 2% that isn't covered with ice.
1:16.0	And that is where interesting things can occur.
1:19.0	Of the land that isn't covered with ice, there isn't much there either. There are hardly any plants in Antarctica.
1:25.2	There are technically two species of flowering plants and those never get more than a few
1:30.0	centimeters off the ground. The remaining plants are nothing more than
1:33.7	lichens that cover rock. There are no land animals that make their home in
1:38.0	Antarctica. Some seals may climb under the rocks along with some migratory birds and
1:42.3	penguins, but that's about it.
1:45.0	These few life forms that tenuously exist in Antarctica are not the subject of this episode.
1:49.9	These stunted plants with tenuous growing seasons actually have it easy because there's a place in
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