Hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. coming up on breakfast this morning. a shot in the arm for a rugby league legend. in a few minutes we ll hearfrom rob burrow, who is living with motor neurone disease and has just had his first jab to protect him from covid. winter sports holidays are not happening this year but we can still bring you some stunning views and keep you mountain fit with the help of the ski sunday presenter and former 0lympian chemmy alcott. around the time of 7.20am, we ll speak to the singer of that shanty. his name s martyn, he s nearly 83, and he comes from the isle of wight.
Pouring into the sea every year. to assess the damage, the biggest science survey in antarctic history got under way. the glacier holds a colossal amount of water, and if it collapses, cities around the world could be swamped by the rising seas. the ice here is very accessible to change, and so if we are thinking about what the sea level is going to look like in ten years, this glacier is the place to be, and this is the location to be asking these questions at. we re standing right on it. scientists drill down into the glacier. instruments are carefully lowered, heading 600 metres down until they get to the point where the ice meets the ocean. it s the first time that scientists have reached here, and it means they can measure how fast the glacier is melting. antarctica is the big unknown. antarctica has so little
Billions of tonnes of meltwater pouring into the sea every year. to assess the damage, the biggest science survey in antarctic history got under way. the glacier holds a colossal amount of water, and if it collapses, cities around the world could be swamped by the rising seas. this ice here is very accessible to change, and so if we re thinking about what sea level is going to look like in ten years, this glacier is the place to be, and this is the location to be asking these questions at. we re standing right on it. scientists drill down into the glacier. instruments are carefully lowered, heading 600 metres down until they get to the point where the ice meets the ocean. it s the first time that scientists have reached here, and it means they can measure how fast the glacier is melting.
They come to you within the next, like, four to five weeks afterwards complaining of symptoms, please take them very seriously, because i didn t even know this existed. all right, kaylee hartung joins us now from downpoun los angeles tonight. and we should expect more cases in the areas where the variant has been detected what more to do know about that most recent california case? reporter: well, tom, that man has not needed to be hospitalized and now contact tracing is under way. someone who he lives with has shown symptoms and has been tested. officials do not believe this is an isolated case, and expect there will be more. tom? kaylee hartung continuing her reporting from that crisis in southern california. kaylee, thank you. now, to the new year s storm. alerts up tonight from texas to maine. snow, ice, rain and possible tornadoes. heavy snow stranding drivers, look at this, for hours on interstate 10 near van horn, texas. many having to sleep in their vehicles overnight.
We don t just want to survive, we want to thrive on this land. i can t imagine having to relocate your whole home just because the water is coming up over it. it s devastating as a community. my ancestors have been living off this land for a long time. they passed down their knowledge about the land. the inupiaq are connected as a community, so i think if we really stick together, we ll be able to adapt to the changes. i think the rest of the world needs to learn from indigenous people because they learn throughout their lifespan to know how to survive. people have hearts. doesn t matter if you are