Journey to Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica

The World

We revisit reporter Carolyn Beeler’s journey to Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica. En route with scientists to the Florida-sized piece of ice that could trigger massive global sea level rise, nothing went according to plan. 

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