Clouds Force Detour in Thwaites Expedition, Steering Researchers to Pine Island

Persistent low clouds kept helicopters grounded on Thwaites Glacier, so the icebreaker Araon rerouted to Pine Island Glacier to begin the season’s fieldwork, with teams testing sea ice, extracting ice cores, collecting seawater samples, calibrating equipment, and starting in-situ research amid a penguin sighting.