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Bookmark or Share- New research on Thwaites Glacier could reshape sea-level rise ... - NPRA team of scientists say seawater flowing underneath and into gaps in the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is contributing to the melting of the massive ice formation — a potentially ominous sign...
- Thwaites Glacier - WikipediaThwaites Glacier is an unusually broad and vast Antarctic glacier located east of Mount Murphy, on the Walgreen Coast of Marie Byrd Land. It was initially sighted by polar researchers in 1940, mapped in 1959–1966 and officially named in 1967, after the late American glaciologist Fredrik T. Thwaites.
- Thwaites Glacier | Size, Potential Collapse, & Facts | BritannicaThe Thwaites Glacier is a segment of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet that drains into the Amundsen Sea. It has the world’s widest glacial front with the ocean, spanning roughly 75 miles (120 km). Collapse of this glacier could cause a catastrophic rise in sea levels worldwide.
- Scientists looked deep beneath the Doomsday Glacier. What they ... - CNNCNN — Scientists using ice-breaking ships and underwater robots have found the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is melting at an accelerating rate and could be on an irreversible path to...
- ITGC Thwaites GlacierUK and US scientists are collaborating to investigate one of the most unstable glaciers in Antarctica, the Thwaites Glacier, roughly the same size as Florida or Britain. Learn more about the mission.
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