Antarctic Frontier Drill Hunt for Clues to Future Sea-Level Rise Risk

Antarctic frontier drill hunt for clues to future sea-level rise risk

It reads like a Hollywood plot – a team crossing crevasse-riddled sea ice to drill 500m for geological evidence that could reveal when the West Antarctic Ice...

Mission for ancient climate clues beneath Antarctic ice gets underway

If it were to melt completely, the vast West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) holds enough ice to raise the global sea levels by 4 to 5 meters (13 to 16 feet).

The elusive Antarctic ice and sediment core that could answer sea level rise questions

At a remote field camp, scientists and engineers are on a mission to discover when and how fast the West Antarctic could melt.