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The South Pole is warming at a rate nearly three times faster than the global average, scientists have discovered. And much of that warming is linked to climate cycles happening thousands of miles ...

Roughly seven hours after departure, we landed on ice.  The remnants of a 1970 Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation crash were noticeable nearby.

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Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg unveils an ice sculpture of polar explorer Roald Amundsen on the South Pole, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011.

Just like Amundsen's south pole party 100 years ago, they are completely autonomous, carrying with them everything they'll need for the journey, down to the last sheet of toilet paper.

Most of West Antarctica and the Antarctic Peninsula were warming during the late 20th century. But the South Pole—in the remote and high-altitude continental interior— cooled until the 1980s.