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Exploring Antarctica's Threatened Glaciers (with a Robot)

Researchers hope they can better understand how climate change is affecting Antarctica’s vulnerable glaciers. Caitlin and Arlo meet with scientists & engineers at the 8-mile-long Erebus Glacier Tongue to discover how a 12-foot-long robot named Icefin might help save the world. Then, they head to the Florida-sized Thwaites glacier on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet - the front line of climate change.
Season 1 Episode 5 Length 10:39 Premiere: 03/10/20

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Season 1 Episodes

Antarctica’s Penguins Taught Us Surprising Life Lessons
S1 E10 Length 14:04 Premiere Date 05/20/20

Exploring Antarctica's Active Volcano Mt. Erebus
S1 E9 Length 07:28 Premiere Date 05/06/20

What Do You Eat in Antarctica?
S1 E8 Length 12:50 Premiere Date 04/22/20

Why Don’t Fish Freeze in Antarctica?
S1 E7 Length 12:01 Premiere Date 04/07/20

Where Does the Poop in Antarctica Go?
S1 E6 Length 13:14 Premiere Date 03/25/20

Exploring Antarctica's Threatened Glaciers (with a Robot)
S1 E5 Length 10:39 Premiere Date 03/10/20

What is it Like to Live in Antarctica?
S1 E4 Length 09:41 Premiere Date 02/27/20

Why is this Antarctic Glacier “Bleeding?”
S1 E3 Length 10:01 Premiere Date 02/13/20

How Antarctica’s Cutest Baby Seals Grow Up
S1 E2 Length 10:50 Premiere Date 02/06/20

Antarctica: Journey to the Bottom of the Earth
S1 E1 Length 14:10 Premiere Date 01/29/20

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