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Daily News Lesson January 30 2026

What researchers are learning as they drill into Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier'

Miles O'Brien reports on the work to drill into the ice to understand the impact of climate change
Scientists investigate impact of climate change on penguin colonies in Antarctica
Daily News Lesson January 21 2026

Antarctic voyage explores why a massive glacier is melting

Join a live discussion from Antarctica with PBS' Miles O'Brien Feb. 10 at 12pm ET
Miles O'Brien Thwaites Glacier Antarctica
Daily News Lesson January 09 2026

Shorts: 'We made it.' Ship arrives at Antarctica's 'Doomsday glacier'

Researchers will study melting ice to better prepare for the effects of climate change
The Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is seen in this undated NASA image
Daily News Lesson January 02 2026

Scientists begin expedition to study massive, melting Antarctic glacier

Learn about an scientific mission to examine a massive glacier at risk of melting
File photo of an Adelie penguin standing atop a block of melting ice near the French station at Dumont díUrville in East Antarctica
Daily News Lesson December 17 2025

What Antarctic ice cores tell us about climate past and future

Learn what ancient ice samples can tell us about climate change
Huge ice falls at Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier stir awe and concern
Daily News Lesson July 07 2025

Study warns 1.5-degree warming limit can’t prevent dangers of melting glaciers

Learn about new research showing the Paris Agreement’s climate goal may not be enough to stop dangerous sea level rise
The Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is seen in this undated NASA image
Daily News Lesson December 15 2021

Melting of massive Antarctica ice shelf could rewrite global coastline
Learn why melting ice at the poles could affect coastlines everywhere
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Daily Video July 19 2017

A trillion-ton iceberg the size of Delaware broke off the Antarctic Peninsula
An enormous iceberg more than 2000 sq. miles in diameter recently detached from the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica and floated into the Weddell Sea, located south of the tip of South America.

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