people live in Antarctica the fifth largest continent in the summer In the cold and dark winter only 1 000 do weeks of a specialized medical training have taught Amy Hobbs the requisite skills for assisting with surgical interventions 4 000 2 The polar scientist Sitting in Antarctica for months on end that s something you have to enjoy Amy Hobbs does She s done two stints as the lead service engineer at Casey research station an Australian research outpost on the Budd Coast in East Antarctica one in summer 2017 2018 and one in the bitter cold and dark polar winter 2019 when average temperatures on the coast are between minus 20 and minus 30 degrees centigrade 4 and 22 F However be it in summer or winter survival in Antarctica is not possible without proper technical equipment Keeping the technology in good repair is the job of Amy Hobbs and the team she leads Hobbs is a woman for all seasons Working in an amazing environment with a great bunch of people and having a laugh even when the task at hand might not be the greatest I help out the plumbers occasionally says Hobbs describing the work at Casey Station and what makes it special And what does she do after hours That s when the Australian enjoys the constantly changing light on the icebergs and on the sea at Newcomb Bay I don t think I ll ever have my fill of it she says For her there s no such thing as can t be done Super climate at Casey Station Amy Hobbs left and her team make sure of that by taking good care of the technology as a well gelled crew Global 23

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