Stormy weather

Last night, severe thunderstorms on the South Side took out several campus trees, and the power in the admissions office. Students are surveying the damage as they walk to class on this deceptively sunny, warm day. So, some of our servers are down, and some images on the website may not be working. Austin and I are at the library, checking email and enjoying the working lights. Pictures to follow.

University of Chicago scientists observed that a hurricane in the Gulf of Alaska caused an iceberg to break up near Antarctica. Six days and over 8,000 miles away. Click the link to read about their harrowing helicopter ride to Antarctica to check it out.