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How to study a swiftly melting climate disaster
MIT Technology ReviewTuesday, October 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Andrew Haverdink, a tall grad student in a rain bib and rubber boots, wrenched a double-handed drill from the frozen soil that underlies much of Alaska’s Denali National Park and then unclipped the hollow barrel from the end of the bit.
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- Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow. Andrew Haverdink, a tall grad student in a rain bib and rubber boots, wrenched a double-handed drill from the frozen soil that underlies much of Alaska’s Denali National Park and then unclipped the hollow barrel from the end of the bit. Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Technology.
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Andrew Haverdink, a tall grad student in a rain bib and rubber boots, wrenched a double-handed drill from the frozen soil that underlies much of Alaska’s Denali National Park and then unclipped the hollow barrel from the end of the bit.
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Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow.
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MIT Technology Review published: How to study a swiftly melting climate disaster
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