Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - BBCNEWS - 20200208:04:49:00
That advance party are already on thwaites glacier, theirjob, to map the area where the scientists are going to be deployed to make sure it is safe. the glacier is littered with deep crevasses which could be lethal. this is actually the first open crevasse we've ever been to. you can see the layers here not connecting with those over here. this is a void, the actual crevasse itself which is the l1 right here. another team surveyed the site to pinpoint exactly where the grounding line is. it has taken almost five weeks but we are finally at the front of the glacier. until this year, we are fina...