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| Antarctic Halley Station lost power and heat at -32C | Antarctic Halley Station lost power and heat at -32C |
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| All power, including heating, to an Antarctic research station housing 13 people was lost for 19 hours, it has been revealed. | All power, including heating, to an Antarctic research station housing 13 people was lost for 19 hours, it has been revealed. |
| With temperatures as low as -32C (-25F), members of the Cambridge-based British Antarctic Survey (BAS) at the Halley VI Station suffered the power loss on 30 July. | With temperatures as low as -32C (-25F), members of the Cambridge-based British Antarctic Survey (BAS) at the Halley VI Station suffered the power loss on 30 July. |
| All staff are currently safe and in good health, the BAS said. | All staff are currently safe and in good health, the BAS said. |
| The cause of the power loss has not been determined. | The cause of the power loss has not been determined. |
| All research at the base other than that connected to "essential weather forecasting" has been halted. | All research at the base other than that connected to "essential weather forecasting" has been halted. |
| "Our urgent priority is to ensure the continued safety and well-being of the wintering team," a statement from BAS said. | "Our urgent priority is to ensure the continued safety and well-being of the wintering team," a statement from BAS said. |
| "Power and some heating are back online, and some other essential services have been restored, but the staff are having to live and work in extremely difficult conditions." | "Power and some heating are back online, and some other essential services have been restored, but the staff are having to live and work in extremely difficult conditions." |
| Following the incident, it was "now clear the station cannot return to normal operation in the short or medium term". | Following the incident, it was "now clear the station cannot return to normal operation in the short or medium term". |
| The winter research at the Halley station on the Brunt Ice Shelf, includes ozone monitoring, other meteorological monitoring and data collection for international research programmes. | |
| "Everyone at Halley and Cambridge is doing everything that can be done to ensure that the incident remains under control," the statement said. | "Everyone at Halley and Cambridge is doing everything that can be done to ensure that the incident remains under control," the statement said. |