both animal and human.
Killam: I think, for me, an impactful image of a key deer
is one that kind of tells the story
about their struggles for survival.
It does give you pause to think, "Wow,
"what does this look like down the road,
50, 100, 200 years from now?"
Narrator: In the keys, mangroves are
a worrying sign of change.
But, back in Miami, they could be an important part
of the solution.
The whole area once had lots of mangrove swamps,
reducing the impact of storm surges and flooding.
Good.
Narrator: Many have been removed over the last century,
but Aaron and Ian would like to see them make a comeback.
I would say mangroves are an incredible solution
for many things that help provide
critical habitat fjor challenge to deal with.
Narrator: But, as the oceans get warmer
and the severity of storms increases,
Narrator: The team will be the first to explore
the area exposed by the iceberg.
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The trip allows them a rare opportunity
to be the first people to set foot
on a newly emerged island.
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[Cheering]
Wellner: Yeah, moments like that,
where we get to jump onto rocks
that only seals have been on before...
um, is exciting.
Narrator: Rock samples will help the scientists learn more
about the history of Antarctica.
Wellner: If you want to put that in now.
Narrator: Data from the icebreaker expedition
will help predict how quickly Antarctica's glaciers
might melt.
The rate of melt will speed up dramatically
if we don't reduce carbon emissions fast.
What we do in the next few years
will have implications for years to come.
Wellner: One of the themes of the work
is how much, how fast.
Will we have one meter of sea level rise
in the next hundred years?
I personally think that puts too much emphasis
far out into the future.