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May 23, 2024 · According to a new study, the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is melting faster than we thought — and that spells trouble for sea level rise projections.
1 day ago · At the bottom of the Earth sits a massive bowl of ice you may know as the West Antarctic ice sheet. Each day, the ocean laps away at its base, slowly eroding the glaciers that line its rim. When ...
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5 days ago · How sea level rise could drench the world map. Observation: Thwaites 'Doomsday Glacier' is melting faster than expected: Concerns over sea level rise grow. Daily powerful tidal forces lift the ...
May 21, 2024 · In 2022, just two months after we posted our previous Antarctica article, a research station on the East Antarctic plateau logged the largest temperature jump ever recorded anywhere —39C° (70F°) above the seasonal average. This was not an isolated event—it was part of an unprecedented “polar heatwave” over much of East Antarctica.
May 21, 2024 · NASA via Reuters. A 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...
May 20, 2024 · What happens if the Doomsday Glacier melts. As it melts, Thwaites could cause ocean levels to rise as much as 2 feet, researchers say. But the glacier is also a natural dam to other ice in West ...
May 21, 2024 · By Joe Hernandez. Published May 21, 2024 at 4:40 PM EDT. NASA via Reuters. The Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is seen in this undated image from NASA. Areas of the glacier may be undergoing "vigorous melting" from warm ocean water caused by climate change, researchers say.
