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TIME field teams retrieve seismic, GPS, and radar data from Thwaites' eastern shear margin

There was a whole lot of digging during this Antarctic summer season (2021-22) at the Eastern Shear Margin (ESM) of Thwaites Glacier by ten intrepid International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration (ITGC) scientists and mountaineers. Read More

Rachel, Patricia, Li and Daisy on NBP March 2022

Celebrating International Women’s Day on 8 March 2022

International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on 8 March. This year’s theme is #BreaktheBias

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View of McMurdo Station. Credit: Ted Scambos

TARSAN team reaches McMurdo Station

After two months traveling, quarantine, training, packing, and just plain waiting at McMurdo Station, the TARSAN on-ice team is finally now on its way today to the U.S. National Science Foundation's (NSF) major logistical hub, WAIS Divide Camp. Today is January 3rd, 2022. Read More

Thwaites Glacier tongue. Photo credit: Wikicommons

Thwaites science discussed at AGU press conference

ITGC scientists addressed reporters on Monday, December 13, 2021, at the American Geophysical Union meeting, describing the rapid retreat of Thwaites Glacier and the implications that will have on our planet in the coming years. Read More

The new research ship Sir David Attenborough in London

Thwaites Glacier takes centre stage at pre-COP event in London

This Antarctic field season, the UK’s new polar ship RRS Sir David Attenborough, will support the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration by delivering cargo to the English Coast in Antarctica. Read More

Nathaniel B Palmer research ship sits in front of Thwaites Glacier in 2020

New film highlights Thwaites Glacier and sea-level rise for COP26

As world leaders come together next month for the 26th UN Climate Change Talks of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, UK, sea-level rise will be on the agenda for countries with low-lying areas looking at how to manage rising seas. Read More