A group of scientists is setting off for the West Antarctic ice sheet, aiming to drill further than ever before to help predict the impacts of climate change.
West Antarctica science expedition first of its kind
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Hot water drilling gets underway!
22 December 2025
The team have begun to melt a hole through the ice to make our well.
Ross Shelf Reports
Installing the cellar
21 December 2025
The team at Crary Ice Rise have lowered the ‘cellar’ into a 3m pit dug down into the ice.