Much of Thwaites Glacier - Antarctica's largest - could be gone by 23rd century, experts warn
If the Thwaites Glacier melted entirely, experts said it would raise sea levels by 3.3 metres, enough to put Westminster, Battersea and Canary Wharf underwater.
Much of Thwaites Glacier could be lost by 23rd century, experts say
The volume of ice flowing into the sea from Thwaites Glacier and its neighbouring glaciers has more than doubled from the 1990s to the 2010s. Experts say the glacier and the wider region, called the Amundsen Sea Embayment, account for 8% of the current ...
Grim Outlook For Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier
New science briefing summarises results of the ambitious international collaboration to study Antarctica's most worrying glacierCambridge: A vast area
Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier may vanish by 23rd century, experts warn
A vast ice sheet in Antarctica, comparable in size to Great Britain, may nearly vanish by the 23rd century, according to experts. The Thwaites Glacier, one of the globe’s largest and most rapidly moving glaciers, along with the Amundsen Sea Embayment, contributes 8% to the current global sea level rise, which is 4.6mm annually.
Antarctica's 'doomsday glacier' might completely vanish by 23rd century
Thwaites Glacier, or "Doomsday Glacier", has been melting at a faster rate in the last 30 years, scientists say. Now a new study says it might vanish completely by the 23rd century.
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Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' is on verge of COLLAPSING, study warns
Previous studies have shown that the volume of ice flowing into the sea from Thwaites and its neigbouring glaciers has more than doubled from the 1990s to the 2010s. What's more, the wider region, ...
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US/Swedish expedition to explore Amundsen Sea ecology and potential ‘polynyas’
In a complex example of “science diplomacy,” teams of U.S. and Swedish scientists are sailing this month aboard two research vessels to study the ecology of the Amundsen Sea, one of the least ...
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Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Isn’t as Vulnerable to Collapse as We Thought
This finding doesn’t mean Thwaites is stable. Over the past few decades, the Amundsen Sea sector, where Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers are located, has seen an intrusion of warm water from ...
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Thwaites Glacier won't collapse like dominoes as feared, but it doesn't mean the 'Doomsday Glacier' is stable
Over the past few decades, the Amundsen Sea sector, where Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers are located, has seen an intrusion of warm water from the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, which has been ...
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Humans Rescue Doomsday Glacier?
It drains into the Amundsen Sea. And it is big! It’s the world’s widest glacier at 75 miles across. And it is one of the most talked about glaciers in the world. It has its own study group ...
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Startling facts from bombshell sea level rise report
Even now, ice draining from Thwaites into the Amundsen Sea accounts for about four percent of global sea-level rise - as it dumps 50 billion tonnes of ice into the ocean each year - but if the ice ...