The Hidden World Beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet | John Priscu | TEDxBozeman
Following more than a decade of international and national planning and an intense week of on-ice weather delays, Priscu led the field team successfully drilled through the overlying ice sheet and sampled directly the waters and sediments of a lake hidden beneath the Antarctic ice sheet. The groundbreaking exploration of Antarctica's subglacial environment marks the beginning of a new era in polar science, opening the window for future interdisciplinary scientific investigations of one of Earth's last unexplored frontiers.
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Anyone else grow up thinking how strange it is to have these large uninhabited continents sitting around forever?
I find it interesting that Admiral Byrd recounted a landmass the size of North America beyond the south pole that was covered with green vegetation and hot water springs and rivers and wooly mammoths.
I hope folks are watching this now! 9 years later and still very fascinating
9 yrs later and the Antarctic ice is growing not melting. Time reveals truth.
Richard E. Byrd flew over the north pole and found entrances to an inner world
They ain’t come up with the Antarctica treaty for nothing it’s a lot going on down there seriously
It’s amazing that there’s not a single mention of the volcanic rift under western Antarctica. It’s larger than the Great African Rift Valley and with the Grand Solar Minimum became very active as the Earth also shrinks some during a minimum resulting in increased earthquake and volcanic activity. The big ice melt in western Antarctica in 2017 was likely due to that increased activity. The fact there is an active ecosystem under all that ice has also been known for many years.
Mr. Jon Priscu. Im impressed by your work. Please do update of this after ten years. I need this information to normally function. Thanks a lot, if you ever see this.
Ever got the feeling while watching this, that, he really is not telling you everything?
When he said
9 years later and it hasn't melted
My uncle was there in 1960, he has a mountain named after him, mount Newton in the Prince Charles mountain range. The expedition leader was named Collins and has a glacier named after him.
They are not telling you everything look up Admiral Richard E Byrd.👍
Never believe someone who espouses, "if you question me you are in denial."
Yes he did !! And a sailor 100 before had an encounter as well
I hope the drilling through the ice on Europa, Enceladus, and the other ice moons is done in my lifetime. It’d be the coolest thing and probably the biggest discovery in human history, to find life off the earth.
When does he get to the part where he talks about Byrd finding 300 miles of fresh water lakes at 32 degrees F?? Part 2??
breaks through ice sheet and sees organisms
And now it's 2022, new life has been discovered and KZread started suggesting me this. Woah..✨✨
Awesome jobs by all involved. Scientists, support staff, pilots, students. technicians. etc. How exciting to be graduate students there. It boggles the mind and fascinates at the same time!