NPI (Norwegian Polar Institute) glaciologist Jean-Charles Gallet, 41, speaks to his team before heading to the Ice Memory drilling camp in the Holtedahlfonna icefield, 70 kilometers from Ny-Aalesund, Svalbard, Norway, April 10, 2023. The team was drilling 125 meters into Dovrebreen glacier, hoping to collect two ice cores for studying 300 years of climate records – part of an effort by the non-profit Ice Memory Foundation to collect and preserve ice cores from melting glaciers around the world – and were shocked when the drill, at only 25 meters deep, suddenly sloshed into a massive pool of water. "The snow in the valley is gone, and you are stuck in town, and your snowmobile is in the garage," Gallet said. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner SEARCH "NIESNER ICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.