NYTIMES (Raymond Zhong and Chang W. Lee) - Drilling Into the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica
Ten people. Eight weeks. Three thousand feet to pierce a fast-melting Antarctic glacier.
NYTIMES (Raymond Zhong, Chang W. Lee, Christina Thornell, Jon Miller, Stephanie Swart and Shafik Quoraishee) - A First Look Below Antarctica’s Most Menacing Glacier
Scientists on the Thwaites Glacier attempted to install equipment beneath the ice to better understand how it is melting. Our climate reporter Raymond Zhong walks us through their landmark experiment and the bittersweet outcome.
NYTIMES (Raymond Zhong) - Drilling Through the Thwaites Glacier for Clues to Its Melting
A team hopes to place instruments in the waters beneath the colossal Thwaites Glacier, with the help of a drill that uses hot water to punch through ice.
NYTIMES (Sachi Kitajima Mulkey) - Algae Growth on Greenland’s Ice Contributes to Melting, Studies Show
New studies show how algae grows on ice and snow, creating “dark zones” that exacerbate melting in the consequential region.
NYTIMES (Raymond Zhong) - Camping on Thwaites Glacier
After working and camping for a week on Thwaites Glacier, scientists were ready to start drilling into the ice, if only the weather would let them.