Summer Solstice In Southern Hemisphere Official

She didn’t smile. “The ice is thinning faster than my models predicted. Last week, a chunk the size of Buenos Aires calved off the Larsen C shelf. That’s not a celebration. That’s a requiem.”

“You’re brooding,” said Lucas, her field assistant, as he loaded a sledge with ground-penetrating radar equipment. His beard was frosted with ice crystals from the morning’s drilling. “It’s a celebration, Emilia. The sun god’s birthday. The day the penguins dance.” summer solstice in southern hemisphere

“For what?”