Jeff Goodell of the Rolling Stone is onboard the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer, which is exploring Antarctica to investigate the nightmare scenario of melting ice that could spell disaster for a warming planet. His first dispatch covers the beginning of the 53-day research expedition by sea.

From the US icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer, Jeff Goodell of Rolling Stone writes about research using an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, or AUV, called the HUGIN, to study ocean conditions offshore of the Thwaites Glacier.

Writing from the US Research Vessel Nathaniel B. Palmer, Rolling Stone's Jeff Goodell confronts the raw power of the sea through the Drake Passage. 

Rolling Stone's Jeff Goodell is onboard the US Research Vessel Nathaniel B. Palmer. About 50 seals are collecting essential data on water temperatures deep beneath the ice to help scientists understand how ocean temperatures and currents impact ice shelves.

 

Rolling Stone's Jeff Goodell is onboard the US Research Vessel Nathaniel B. Palmer. His fourth dispatch describes crossing the renowned Drake Passage. 

 

Carolyn Beeler of PRI's The World radio broadcast describes crossing the Drake Passage onboard the US icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer.

Carolyn Beeler of PRI's The World radio broadcast is onboard the US research vessel Nathaniel B. Palmer. Her first dispatch comes from the port of Punta Arenas, Chile, on the Strait of Magellan.

Carolyn Beeler of PRI's The World radio broadcast reports on the first icebergs seen from the US icebreaker R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer sailing in Antarctica.

A British Antarctic Survey team is completing final preparations to fly 10 flights, collecting 40 hours and over 9000 kilometers of air survey mapping flights to support the large Antarctic International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration (ITGC) project.