Doomsday Glacier Could Retreat At Existentially Risky Rate

Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2022 01:52:12 +0000

A massive Antarctic glacier is less stable and could potentially cause more and more rapid sea level rise than previously predicted, a study published Monday in Nature Geoscience finds. The Thwaites Glacier, known as the “doomsday glacier” because it holds enough water to raise global sea levels by multiple feet, is especially susceptible to rising […]

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New Submarine To Explore Underside Of Thwaites Glacier In Antarctica

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2019 19:20:19 +0000

Antarctica ice capA team of researchers from the US and the UK are camped on the Thwaites Glacier in a remote part of Antarctica where they will attempt to drill through 600 meters of ice to insert a torpedo shaped drone into the waters below.

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