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Researchers developed a breakthrough method to predict dangerous glacier surges multiple years in advance, offering communities crucial time to prepare. The tool also helps monitor how climate change affects forests, ice sheets, and other ecosystems worldwide.
A team of researchers endured fierce winds and extreme cold while camping on Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier for eight weeks to drill through half a mile of ice. Their mission could provide breakthrough data on how ocean water melts glaciers from below, helping predict future sea level rise.