new video loaded: What It Takes to Drill Into an Antarctic Glacier
Our climate reporter Raymond Zhong meets with Paul Anker, a drilling engineer aboard the icebreaker Araon, to discuss the stakes, preparations and pressure of the mission to drill a hole in the Thwaites Glacier to measure the water beneath.
By Raymond Zhong, Chang W. Lee, Christina Thornell, Jon Miller, Leila Medina and Stephanie Swart
January 9, 2026