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Ross Shelf Reports
Hot water drilling is underway

Hot water drilling is underway

10 December 2024

Today the team began boring the well hole through the Ross Ice Shelf.

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Will the Ross Ice Shelf melt

Will the Ross Ice Shelf melt

09 December 2024

An international team of scientists, including researchers from Binghamton University, State University of New York, has launched a critical mission to uncover geological records from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. 

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Ross Shelf Reports
First load in the camp washing machine

First load in the camp washing machine

09 December 2024

Running out of clean socks on the Ross Ice Shelf? Camp mini-washing machine to the rescue!

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Ross Shelf Reports
Making water for hot water drilling

Making water for hot water drilling

06 December 2024

The hot water drill team are making excellent progress at KIS3.

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Will the Ross Ice Shelf melt? International team launches second attempt to drill for Antarctic climate clues

Will the Ross Ice Shelf melt? International team launches second attempt to drill for Antarctic climate clues

05 December 2024

An international team of scientists—including from Binghamton University, State University of New York—is undergoing an ambitious mission to obtain critical geological records from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.

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Ross Shelf Reports
Science team arrives at KIS3

Science team arrives at KIS3

04 December 2024

Five members of the science team, including the two Co-Chiefs Richard Levy and Tina van de Flierdt, flew to the drilling site at KIS3 on 4 December on a Basler…

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Ross Shelf Reports
The drill tent is up!

The drill tent is up!

29 November 2024

The wind at KIS3 has eased, allowing the drill teams to complete the final step of assembling the drill tent – putting the skin on.

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Ross Shelf Reports
Our 2024/25 season is underway

Our 2024/25 season is underway

27 November 2024

The Antarctica New Zealand traverse arrived at KIS3 on 15 November, after a 15-day, 1328 km journey across the Ross Ice Shelf.

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Forscher schmelzen ein 580 Meter tiefes Loch ins antarktische Eis

Forscher schmelzen ein 580 Meter tiefes Loch ins antarktische Eis

18 November 2024

Weit ab von der Zivilisation bohren Forscher durch die dicke Eisschicht in den darunterliegenden Ozean.

 

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International team launches second attempt to drill for Antarctic climate clues

International team launches second attempt to drill for Antarctic climate clues

18 November 2024

A Binghamton University Earth Sciences faculty member is part of an ambitious mission to obtain critical geological records from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.

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