Reply #12: This is horribly dangerous for all the scientists there.

[Ripley]

I used to work with a group of Glaciologists at the former Institute of Polar Studies. A geologist fell to his death in a crevasse while doing research near McMurdo. This was about 15 years ago. With this increased destabilization of the ice, I imagine the research will become severely curtailed and perhaps the base might even have to be abandoned for safety reasons.