Scientists use drones to land sensors onto ‘unreachable’ glaciers threatened by climate change

Drone drops global warming-monitoring sensor onto Icelandic glacier. Credit: University of Southampton

Scientist have unveiled a new climate change-monitoring sensor which can be airlifted onto icy glaciers using drones to measure the impact of global warming.

The device, built by experts from the University of Southampton, can be flown for miles and land directly onto glaciers which are usually be impossible to reach by…

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News Source: phys.org


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