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Art Bell welcomes explorer Jill Heinerth, one of the most accomplished underwater cave divers on the planet, for a conversation about her extraordinary career navigating some of the most dangerous environments on Earth. Before the interview, Art provides updates on the Paris attacks, including raids in France and Belgium, and features a segment with a representative of Anonymous who describes the hacktivist group's declared war on ISIS social media operations.
Jill recounts her harrowing expedition to Antarctica in 2000, where her team intercepted the largest iceberg in recorded history after it calved from the Ross Ice Shelf. She describes diving inside the iceberg in water one-tenth of a degree from freezing, losing the entrance when ice calved over their exit, and narrowly escaping when the entire structure explosively collapsed shortly after their final dive.
The discussion also covers Jill's work in the Yucatan, where Mayan sacrificial remains sit preserved in underwater caves, her exploration of ancient Roman irrigation systems beneath the Egyptian desert, and the discovery of species new to science in volcanic lava tubes. Art presses her on climate change, ocean health, and the deterioration of freshwater springs near her Florida home.
Jill recounts her harrowing expedition to Antarctica in 2000, where her team intercepted the largest iceberg in recorded history after it calved from the Ross Ice Shelf. She describes diving inside the iceberg in water one-tenth of a degree from freezing, losing the entrance when ice calved over their exit, and narrowly escaping when the entire structure explosively collapsed shortly after their final dive.
The discussion also covers Jill's work in the Yucatan, where Mayan sacrificial remains sit preserved in underwater caves, her exploration of ancient Roman irrigation systems beneath the Egyptian desert, and the discovery of species new to science in volcanic lava tubes. Art presses her on climate change, ocean health, and the deterioration of freshwater springs near her Florida home.
Key Moments
Anonymous versus ISIS accounts: Art discusses Anonymous identifying and reporting thousands of social media accounts used by ISIS recruiters.
Largest iceberg in recorded history: Heinerth recounts the 2000 Antarctic expedition that began when the largest recorded iceberg calved from the Ross Ice Shelf.
Water one-tenth from freezing: Heinerth describes diving in Antarctic water just one-tenth of a degree from freezing solid.
Ice explodes inside: Heinerth describes being inside when the ice structure violently exploded.