Marlborough man's white Christmas on Antarctica

Source: Marlborough Express / Stuff

Ryan Steadman isn’t dreaming of a white Christmas. He doesn’t have to. In fact, if he doesn’t get one, we’re all in bother.

Steadman is in Antarctica as part of an international team trying to recover critical geological records to help forecast future sea-level rise.

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