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What It Takes to Drill Into an Antarctic Glacier
new video uploaded: What Does It Take to Drill the Antarctic Glacier?
Our climate correspondent Raymond Zhong sits down with Paul Anker, a drilling engineer aboard the icebreaker Araon, to discuss the risks, preparations and pressure of a mission to drill a hole in the Thwaites Glacier to measure the water below.
Raymond Zhong, Chang W. Lee, Christina Thornell, Jon Miller, Leila Medina and Stephanie Swart
January 9, 2026
