NonilexFeb 15, 2023

Scientists lowered the #IcefinRobot by cable into the #ocean below the #ThwaitesIceShelf in #Antarctica to get a look beneath the a troubling #IceShelf

A robot lowered through the ice reveals how the #Thwaites shelf is melting, which will help forecast its effect on global #SeaLevel.

By Henry Fountain

#ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #ShelfCollapse #SeaLevelRise
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/15/climate/thwaites-antarctica-melting-robot.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Scientists Get a Close-Up Look Beneath a Troubling Ice Shelf in Antarctica

A robot lowered through the ice reveals how the Thwaites shelf is melting, which will help forecast its effect on global sea level.