In summer 2024, a Greenland expedition led by the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics dove into an undiscovered frontier in search of answers about future sea level rise BY CONSTANTINO PANAGOPULOS On the far western edge of Greenland’s ice sheet, a large glacier leads to the sea, where it breaks against the water like… Continue Reading Into the Glacial Abyss
TERMINUS: Underwater Glacier Exploration
Scientists from The University of Texas at Austin and research partners are in Greenland conducting the first ever robotic exploration of its glaciers from underwater. The expedition hopes to learn the role of sediment walls — known as moraines — in bolstering glaciers and holding back sea level rise.
Learn more at the expedition website.
Frontier Science on a Climate Frontline
This is a dispatch from Constantino Panagopulos, a science writer at the Jackson School of Geosciences, who is documenting the TERMINUS mission to explore Greenland glaciers from underwater. The mission is led by Professor Ginny Catania and collaborators. Learn more about it here. It’s morning in the fjords of West Greenland, where for four weeks… Continue Reading Frontier Science on a Climate Frontline
The Science of Mud
This is a dispatch from Constantino Panagopulos, a science writer at the Jackson School of Geosciences, who is documenting the TERMINUS mission to explore Greenland glaciers from underwater. The mission is led by Professor Ginny Catania and collaborators. Learn more about it here. It’s a cold, pale night on the deck of the research vessel… Continue Reading The Science of Mud
Iceberg!
This is a dispatch from Constantino Panagopulos, a science writer at the Jackson School of Geosciences, who is documenting the TERMINUS mission to explore Greenland glaciers from underwater. The mission is led by Professor Ginny Catania and collaborators. Learn more about it here. Greenland’s sea-facing glaciers are in constant motion. They’re the outlets through which… Continue Reading Iceberg!
Surveying from the Sky
This is a dispatch from Constantino Panagopulos, a science writer at the Jackson School of Geosciences, who is documenting the TERMINUS mission to explore Greenland glaciers from underwater. The mission is led by Professor Ginny Catania and collaborators. Learn more about it here. The drone’s blades buzz to life and it shoots up into the… Continue Reading Surveying from the Sky