Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In his 30+ years of experience as a science reporter, Miles claims that scientists’ reaction to the “sea curtain solution” to the melting Thwaites (or Doomsday) Glacier is the most vehement he has ever seen. Elise asks why this is the case, and Miles explains how scientists believe that putting effort into the “sea curtain solution” would divert resources away from the work of mitigating climate change. Miles points out that the unfortunate truth is it may be too late for mitigation alone and these grand ideas are worth exploring.
We see a clip from the television show detailing the importance of Thwaites and what its melting would mean to the world: how a 10 foot rise in sea levels would affect our lives.
Miles spent two months on this Antarctic journey in one of the most extreme cases of “remote work” there has ever been. He talks about the resources that made it possible for him to continue reporting for PBS NewsHour from the Southern Ocean.
Watch the episode Elise and Miles are discussing: youtube.com/watch?v=YzLra9Yp4FI
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"Resolve to Solve with Miles O'Brien" is made possible in part by support provided by Sue Hart-Wadley and Searle Wadley. Additional support from Jerry Cox.
In his 30+ years of experience as a science reporter, Miles claims that scientists’ reaction to the “sea curtain solution” to the melting Thwaites (or Doomsday) Glacier is the most vehement he has ever seen. Elise asks why this is the case, and Miles explains how scientists believe that putting effort into the “sea curtain solution” would divert resources away from the work of mitigating climate change. Miles points out that the unfortunate truth is it may be too late for mitigation alone and these grand ideas are worth exploring.
We see a clip from the television show detailing the importance of Thwaites and what its melting would mean to the world: how a 10 foot rise in sea levels would affect our lives.
Miles spent two months on this Antarctic journey in one of the most extreme cases of “remote work” there has ever been. He talks about the resources that made it possible for him to continue reporting for PBS NewsHour from the Southern Ocean.
Watch the episode Elise and Miles are discussing: youtube.com/watch?v=YzLra9Yp4FI
Explore more solutions and the people behind them: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRGgMm6Qir_g
Connect with us:
Sign up for Arizona PBS newsletters: azpbs.org/newsletter-signup
Arizona PBS on Instagram: instagram.com/arizonapbs
Arizona PBS on Facebook: facebook.com/arizonapbs
Support our work: azpbs.org/donatenow
"Resolve to Solve with Miles O'Brien" is made possible in part by support provided by Sue Hart-Wadley and Searle Wadley. Additional support from Jerry Cox.
