Attempts to preserve an historic Antarctic hut have been dealt a cruel blow.
Scott Hut has been almost buried in snow, a year after another storm caused major structural damage.
Four conservationists have spent the last week shovelling about 85 tonnes of snow that had engulfed the hut at Cape Evans used by British early 20th century explorer Robert Falcon Scott.
The unprecedented conditions are threatening the future of all
the huts in Antarctica.
"The real challenge now is to try and not come up with a
remediation strategy but a preventive strategy, and that's where we
need the funding particularly from Britain to try and help us solve
those problems so these buildings can continue to stand," says
Antarctic Heritage Trust spokesperson Nigel Watson.
The trust is looking at different options to help cope with the snow drifts.
