Antarctica

new video loaded: Camping on a Glacier? Watch Your Step Experienced Antarctica guides tell Raymond Zhong, our climate reporter, how they set up camp on the Thwaites Glacier so scientists can measure how fast it’s melting. The biggest safety concern? Crevasses. By Raymond Zhong, Chang W. Lee, Christina Thornell, Leila Medina and David Seekamp January…

new video loaded: What It Takes to Drill Into an Antarctic Glacier Our climate reporter Raymond Zhong meets with Paul Anker, a drilling engineer aboard the icebreaker Araon, to discuss the stakes, preparations and pressure of the mission to drill a hole in the Thwaites Glacier to measure the water beneath. By Raymond Zhong, Chang…