Science Feb 12 Despite setback, researchers uncover new findings at Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier By Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin
Science Feb 04 Watch 5:28 Researchers face serious obstacles to measuring Antarctica's fastest-melting glacier If you’ve been following Miles O’Brien’s reports from Antarctica, you know he’s with an international group of researchers trying to measure what’s happening to the rapidly melting Thwaites Glacier. Their work has been trying to capture information in ways that… By Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin
World Jan 29 Watch 7:04 What researchers are learning as they drill into Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' An expedition to Antarctica has brought scientists and researchers to the widest glacier on Earth. The Thwaites Glacier is nicknamed the Doomsday Glacier because of its potential impact on sea levels if ice continues to melt. Miles O'Brien reports on… By Geoff Bennett, Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin
Science Oct 23 Key chunk of Antarctica destined to melt even if humanity slashes carbon emissions, study says The study's lead author says the full melt will take hundreds of years, but its slow addition of nearly 6 feet to sea levels will reshape where and how people live in the future. By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
Science Jul 25 Watch 8:27 Scientists measure how quickly crucial Antarctica glacier is melting Climate change's connections with the extreme heat and weather events in the U.S. and around the globe have been well established. But climate change is also having a measurable impact on a much slower-moving development: the loss of glaciers and… By Miles O'Brien