Exploring Super-Remote Caves in Greenland | Best Job Ever

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·Nov 11, 2024

[Music] More people have been to the Moon than some of the places that I've been to. I'm here to collect samples of calite that were deposited in caves over thousands and thousands of years. No one has constructed a cave-based climate record for Greenland before, and I think that's just because caves containing calide, they're so remote.

Three days and we're still walking. The rocks are so loose, it's like surfing on marbles. One of the best things about fieldwork is that there's always surprises, but right at the back of the cave, in the ice, and this is what we see in most of the caves so far. But this one's got quite an interesting find because we found the remnants of a dead bird.

The bird is not modern; it's definitely old. The different layers of calid are like tree rings or different layers in ice cores, and I can use the different layers to construct a record of climate change for this region. I really like the remoteness of caves. I like the journey that you go on, and even when you've been in a cave before, you still see new things every time you go in there.

So we got enough sample then. The best part of my job is that I get to go and see these absolutely amazing places and produce something that is hopefully valuable to all of us in the future. Do you know, think maybe we should take some more for pollen analysis? Approximately 2,000 beluga whales come here every summer to mold their skin, socialize, raise their young, and it's just a big Beluga party.

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