Antarctica mysteries to be mapped by robot plane - BBC News

The British Antarctic Survey hope the new technology will change what we know about global warming.

14 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsClimateImage caption, The drone was tested in harsh weather conditions in North WalesBy Georgina RannardBBC Climate and science reporterA team of scientists and engineers have landed in Antarctica to test a drone that will help experts forecast the impacts of climate change.

The autonomous plane will map areas of the continent that have been out of bounds to researchers.

It has been put to the test in extreme weather around Wales' highest peaks.

Its first experiment will survey the mountains under an ice sheet to predict how quickly the ice could melt and feed into global sea-level rise.

Scientists want to understand Antarctica better but they are limited by the existing technology.

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