Drones, mini-submarines, and swimming robots: UK launches hi-tech mission to study Greenland ice melt

UK launches hi-tech mission to study Greenland ice melt

A team of international scientists sets sail Thursday from Britain for Greenland to study its rapidly melting ice using drones, mini-submari

GIANT scientists deploy sensors in drones and robot subs to map Greenland’s melting ice

New sensors and uncrewed robot subs and drones now make possible the Greenland ice research surveys in treacherous waters

Above Greenland’s Ice When Scientists Use Drones to Study Glaciers and Icebergs

Robot swarm deployed to map Greenland's melting ice sheets and predict ocean current collapse

The ambitious expedition aims to fill data gaps about the glacier-sea boundary to predict when the world might tip into a catastrophic clima

Robot swarm deployed to map Greenland's melting ice sheets and predict ocean current collapse

The ambitious expedition aims to fill data gaps about the glacier-sea boundary to predict when the world might tip into a catastrophic clima

Robot swarm deployed to map Greenland's melting ice sheets and predict ocean current collapse

The ambitious expedition aims to fill data gaps about the glacier-sea boundary to predict when the world might tip into a catastrophic clima

UK launches hi-tech mission to study Greenland ice melt

But because of the hazardous environment, where blocks of ice "calve" or fall off unpredictably, scientists have struggled to study the melt

Scientists Sail for Greenland to Study Glacier Melt Risk