TV Weatherman takes WASA to the South Pole

As we speak, the good people of WHNT,which is a town in Alabama in the US, are totally devoid of weather on their tellys. That's because their man, TV Weatherman and Meteorological Laureate to NASA, the Pentagon and Oprah Winfrey, Dan Satterfield, is on his way to the South Pole to do some research to find out where the weather comes from.

And because we were so worried he would have insufficient penguin and cosmic ray protection during his perilous trip - we sent him a WASA hat (#2) and a mug and a patch and a biro and a jiffy bag - to treasure for ever. Not to mention a shed load of stamps.

After he'd received our parcel, he rushed home from work early - leaving weather watchers bereft. So excited was he to test out the insulation properties of the mug and gaze in awe at its exquisite and unique cylindrical symmetry. He found that it kept his Bovril at a perfectly steamy 46 degrees celcius.

Anyway, he youtubed us a video of his sofa, the hat, mug, and other stuff including his remarkable Doctor Who themed Christmas tree.

Of course, to us Welsh, the south pole is almost not worth bothering with. At it's coldest, it's still only going to be as cold as Corwen in April and a full 200 degrees warmer than Europa where Dilwyn will probably manage in just a tee-shirt.

Anyway, Dan promised us a picture from the pole, so watch this space. Meanwhile, watch Dan's space at http://blogs.agu.org/wildwildscience/