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Interview: How to Save The “Doomsday Glacier” with Brent Minchew

1hr 29m 07s

Brent Minchew is a glaciologist at Caltech, where he studies Thwaites Glacier and its role in global sea level rise. He joins Hakeem to discuss the science behind the "Doomsday Glacier," a proposed intervention to stabilize it, and his own path from the Marine Corps and the Pentagon on 9/11 to a career in climate science.

Aired: 09/09/26
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