Meet the man saving a glacier (by putting it in his freezer)

<p>Last month, Times science editor Tom Whipple stood on what used to be a glacier, on rock that used to be below 40 metres of ice. Then, glaciologist Matthias Huss hacked out a chunk of ice to take home. By the end of this summer, that may be the last remnant left. </p><p>This is the story of the glacier that no longer is – but which 15 years ago weighed a million tonnes – and a climate change milestone which is beyond dispute.</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.&nbsp;</em></p><p><strong>Guest:&nbsp;</strong>Tom Whipple, Science Editor, The Times.</p><p><strong>Host:&nbsp;</strong>Luke Jones.</p><p><strong>Link: </strong>Tom Whipple’s new book is available at the Times Bookshop:&nbsp;<em>The Battle of the Beams: The secret science of radar that turned the tide of the Second World War</em></p><p><a href="https://timesbookshop.co.uk/the-battle-of-the-beams-9781787634138" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://timesbookshop.co.uk/the-battle-of-the-beams-9781787634138</a>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Clips: </strong>BBC News.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>