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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

Solar eclipse in December 2021. Photo by Chad Naughton

ITGC Field and Ship Best Practices

ITGC's Field and Ship Best Practices document describes recommendations for best practices for field- and ship-based scientific campaigns in Antarctica, undertaken as part of the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration (ITGC). 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

Members of the ITGC IDEA Council

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility Council

ITGC is committed to addressing issues of equity, diversity and inclusion within the ITGC program and beyond, into the broader cryospheric community. 

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