"During a rare break in the weather, the NYT says helicopters airlifted the researchers and their equipment 19 miles to their planned outpost site on top of the glacier. The two helicopters involved flew a dozen total loads of cargo from the icebreaker ship to the camp site, while glacial scientists and engineers erected a small tent city, complete with bathrooms, generators, and a mess hall."
"The camp is rudimentary: the bathrooms are described as simple outhouses drilled into the snow, while the dining tent boasts a basic air fryer and bread machine. Most food consists of "low-effort meals," the NYT explains, like freeze-dried fajita bowls and premade soup that can be warmed up. Still, the team also has a cooler full of frozen meat and veggies, which had to be buried within the snow."
Researchers and support crews established a temporary outpost atop Thwaites Glacier with 10 drilling personnel and roughly 17 tons of gear. Helicopters transported people and cargo 19 miles from an icebreaker to a tented camp equipped with basic sanitation, generators, and a mess area. The team aims to drill and place monitoring instruments into the glacier and the ocean half a mile below to record temperature and other data. The glacier, nicknamed the "Doomsday Glacier," poses serious sea-level rise risks if it collapses. The camp must be vacated by February 7 due to ship scheduling.
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