This chapter takes listeners on an expedition to Greenland's glaciers, highlighting the interactions between ice and sea. It emphasizes the significance of understanding glacial melting and its impact on global sea levels amidst a changing climate.
Environment editor Damian Carrington tells Madeleine Finlay about his recent trip to Greenland on board a ship with a group of intrepid scientists. They were on a mission to explore the maelstrom beneath Greenland’s glaciers, an area that has never been studied before, and were hoping to find answers to one of the world’s most pressing questions – how quickly will sea levels rise?. Help support our independent journalism at
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