On November 16th 2023, an international team of researchers and drilling experts set out from Christchurch, New Zealand, for Antarctica to drill up to 200 metres into the seabed beneath the inner Ross Ice Shelf. The team aims to obtain geological records of changing sediments that reflect environmental conditions at the time of their formation in a warmer world than today. The hope is that these records will provide important insights into West Antarctica's past, allowing us to learn more about Antarctica's potential future contribution to sea level rise.
Also researchers (Denise Kulhanek, Juliane Müller and Johann P. Klages), whose project (Sensitivity of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet to 2 Degrees Celsius (SWAIS 2C): Did a trans-Antarctic seaway open in a warmer-than-present world?) is funded by the SPP Antarctic Research are part of the SWAIS 2C science team.
Click here for the press release from the AWI.
