NYTIMES (Emily Anthes and Apoorva Mandavilli) - Bird Flu Strikes California Elephant Seals for the First Time
Thirty seals, primarily weaned pups, have died since late last week, scientists said.
WAR (Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kindsey Calvert, III Marine Expeditionary Force) - Forecasting the Fight: How Meteorology, Oceanography Marines Support Operational Planning
Meteorology and oceanography Marines support battlefield capabilities through forecasting and predicting how weather will impact operations.
NYTIMES (Raymond Zhong, Chang W. Lee, Kassie Bracken, Jon Miller, Stephanie Swart and Anna Casper) - Who Is Not Funding This Antarctic Expedition?
Our climate reporter Raymond Zhong describes America’s shifting relationship with polar research amid the threat of rising sea levels.
NYTIMES (Raymond Zhong) - On an Ambitious Antarctic Quest, One Nation Is on the Sidelines
None of the main research on the voyage of the Araon was funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, a sign of the difficult times for American science.
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) - Studying Antarctica’s Ice From the Side of a Helicopter
The fastest way into the gaps between gigantic blocks of a broken-up glacier is by lowering instruments from above, through the door of a helicopter.
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 (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.
AI:Scientists are currently camping on the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica, attempting to drill into the ice sheet despite volatile weather conditions. This push for data follows a week of fieldwork as researchers aim to assess the stability of the glacier. While mainstream outlets like The New York Times provide minimal coverage of the technical realities on the ground, they continue to frame these expeditions within the broader, alarmist climate narrative designed to drive policy shifts.Open
NYTIMES (Michael S. Rosenwald) - Gladys West, Unsung Figure in Development of GPS, Dies at 95
As a Navy mathematician in the 1950s and beyond, she played an unheralded but foundational role in making possible the global satellite-based mapping system.