When Al Gore, etc., first announced a concert to be held on 7-7-07 on all seven continents to bring attention to global warming, I'm sure I was not the only one to think about the Antarctica. After all, the continent is in the depths of winter then. Nothing gets in, nothing gets out. Everybody knows that, or so I thought.

So after Gore was turned down in a request to fly a band there, scientists at the British Antarctic Survey's Rothera Research station offered up their indie-rock house band. Known as Nunatak, the five-piece band is part of a science team investigating climate change and evolutional biology on the Antarctic Peninsula.

The band includes a marine biologist who plays the sax and a meteorologist who is also a drummer. And the lead singer is an electronics engineer. Nunatak will be joining the likes of Madonna, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Police and several other top acts as part of the July 7th Live Earth concert expected to be watched live or via TV or the Internet by 2 billion people.

The band's name, Nunatak, comes from a Greenlandic word meaning an exposed summit of a ridge mountain or peak (not covered with snow) within an ice field or glacier. The stunning features occur in the most remote beautiful yet fragile and threatened environments on our planet.

How fitting!

1 Comments

Jane Block on June 20, 2007 1:12 PM said:

Jennifer,Thanks I was debating how to celebrate 7/7/07 so now I have a great party to attend. How about establishing a 7 club for people viewing the concert. Since I am currently 77 I qualify plus. The club could be inclusive. Anyone could qualify with a 7 in age or birthdate.
Might be fun to structure something.The last time this happened was 1907 and the next time is 88 years after 12/12/12.
I love your blogs, thanks for keeping me informed. Jane Block

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