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This is an historic moment. the first time anyone has tried to drill down through the front of what is the most important glacier in the world in terms of future sea level rises. slowly, slowly, the drill melts a 30cm hole down through tens of thousands of years of ice deposits. you can see it‘s looking 0k. its not looking bad. probably better than we both expected. after 36 hours, they finally break through to the sea below. mission accomplished. now it is time for icefin to take centre stage...

Pouring into the sea every year. to assess the damage, the biggest science survey in antarctic history got under way. the glacier holds a colossal amount of water, and if it collapses, cities around the world could be swamped by the rising seas. the ice here is very accessible to change, and so if we are thinking about what the sea level is going to look like in ten years, this glacier is the place to be, and this is the location to be asking these questions at. were standing right on it. scient...

Another team survey the site to pinpoint exactly where the grounding line is. it‘s taken almost five weeks but we are finally at the front of the glacier. until this year, only four people had ever been here before. oh my god! hello friend. this is where icefin is going to be deployed but first, they need to drill a hole, or rather melt one, using hot water to bore down almost half a mile into the ice. so task one — create a vast reservoir of water using this huge rubber bath which the scien...

Monthly i did some work for them. right after 9/11, a correspondent and i snuck into afghanistan. just as the war was getting under way. and in some ways was one of the more fulfilling things ive ever done in my career because my images were appearing in the tribune every day. i really felt that i was doing good work and people were seeing it. i dont want people to come away with the impression that i was a war photographer because i wasnt. but when there are rpgs coming at you i did not do a re...

Experiences that i had had. did some stuff for "national geographic." when "life" was a monthly, i did some work for them. right after 9/11, a correspondent and i snuck into afghanistan just as the war was getting under way. and in some ways, it was one of the more fulfilling things ive ever done in my career because my images were appearing in the tribune every day. i really felt that i was doing good work and people were seeing it. i dont want people to come away with the impression that i was...

Leading expeditions of more than 120 scientists into the heart of remotejungles. ive been here for nearly 12 months now and the expedition has grown enormously since its original conception. what we are doing is to examine the rainforest, which is a vital and very little understood environment. probably the richest environment in the world and one which is disappearing with terrifying speed. robin has chronicled his life of adventure through a series of more than 20 books. his most recent book e...

His most recent book explores the major threats facing the world today, including pandemics. robin was one of the first covid—i9 patients into derriford hospital, having caught the virus whilst skiing prior to the lockdown. 36 hours after he was in hospital, he was heavily sedated and put on a ventilator. so one of the ways that ive been keeping in touch with the family is with a family group chat. my son says he is praying and thinking of him. i cant really read them. sounds like hes getting ...

Billions of tonnes of meltwater pouring into the sea every year. to assess the damage, the biggest science survey in antarctic history got under way. the glacier holds a colossal amount of water, and if it collapses, cities around the world could be swamped by the rising seas. this ice here is very accessible to change, and so if were thinking about what sea level is going to look like in ten years, this glacier is the place to be, and this is the location to be asking these questions at. were s...

Since its original conception. what we are doing is to examine the rainforest, which is a vital and very little understood environment. probably the richest environment in the world and one which is disappearing with terrifying speed. robin has chronicled his life of adventure through a series of more than 20 books. his most recent book explores the major threats facing the world today, including pandemics. robin was one of the first covid—i9 patients into derriford hospital, having caught the...

What we are doing is to examine the rainforest, which is a vital and very little understood environment. probably the richest environment in the world and one which is disappearing with terrifying speed. robin has chronicled his life of adventure through a series of more than 20 books. his most recent book explores the major threats facing the world today, including pandemics. robin was one of the first covid—19 patients into derriford hospital, having caught the virus whilst skiing prior to t...