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Thursday, 8 February 2024

Curse of the Doomsday Glacier: submarine disappeared without a trace

A team from the Swedish University of Gothenburg conducted field research using a high-tech robotic underwater submarine named “Ran” after the Norse goddess of the sea. The device set off on another voyage when it mysteriously disappeared from all radars.

During the work, scientists took measurements of the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica, which is also called the Doomsday Glacier, since its complete loss could be a real disaster for humanity – the melting of the glacier could cause a devastating rise in sea levels.

The Run submersible’s maiden voyage under the Thwaites Glacier was a significant event, as it marked the first time in history that something had passed beneath the Doomsday Glacier, taking important measurements of the melting ice cap.

This data told scientists in more detail about what was happening to it and at what rate it was losing ice....<<<Read More>>>...