{"id":313734,"date":"2026-01-29T21:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-drilling-the-doomsday-glacier-could-save-our-cities-from-climate-crisis-global-news-podcast\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T21:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:00:33","slug":"how-drilling-the-doomsday-glacier-could-save-our-cities-from-climate-crisis-global-news-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-drilling-the-doomsday-glacier-could-save-our-cities-from-climate-crisis-global-news-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"How drilling the &#8216;Doomsday Glacier&#8217; could save our cities from climate crisis | Global News Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/RTvwzusKXPo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How drilling the 'Doomsday Glacier' could save our cities from climate crisis | Global News Podcast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RTvwzusKXPo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>British and South Korean scientists are drilling through the Thwaites glacier, in one of the most remote parts of Antarctica, to understand why and how it is melting. <\/p>\n<p>Thwaites is in danger of collapsing due to climate change, and if that happens it could lead to higher global sea levels, and flooding in the world&#8217;s biggest coastal cities.<\/p>\n<p>We spoke to the BBC&#8217;s climate editor, Justin Rowlatt &#8211; one of the few journalists to have visited the Thwaites glacier.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to the Global News Podcast wherever you get your podcasts or find more episodes here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/GlobalNewsPodcast<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Thwaites #DoomsdayGlacier #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British and South Korean scientists are drilling through the Thwaites glacier, in one of the most remote parts of Antarctica, to understand why and how it is melting. 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