Our climate reporter Raymond Zhong is in Antarctica with scientists studying the continent’s fastest-melting glacier. How do they do it? Ten people are hoping to camp on the glacier for a month, and drill a half-mile-long hole through the ice to gather data from the waters below. Follow updates from the expedition. https://nyti.ms/4jFGyGa | The New York Times

Planet Loses Trillions of Tons of Ice in Just Two Decades Scientists report that Earth has lost 7.2 trillion tons of glacier ice since 2000, a rate of melting that is accelerating faster than previous climate models predicted. This loss directly contributes to rising sea levels and freshwater disruption. Glaciers act as natural climate stabilizers—and their rapid disappearance signals deep planetary imbalance. Important Details: • 7.2 trillion tons of ice lost since 2000 • Accelerating glacier r