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Thwaites, Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier is Melting Too Quickly, Research Says – V Herald
Thwaites is sometimes referred to as the doomsday glacier. Why? Because this Britain-sized structure in western Antarctica is melting at a rather rapid pace. It is retreating by approximately half a mile (2,625 feet) per year, according to the latest estimat…
Thwaites is sometimes referred to as the doomsday glacier. Why? Because this Britain-sized structure in western Antarctica is melting at a rather rapid pace, retreating by approximately half a mile (2,625 feet) per year, according to the latest estimates.
Researchers calculate the glacier will lose all its ice in more or less than 200 to 600 years, and when it does, it will raise sea levels by around 1.6 to 2 feet (0.5 meters). However, the sea-level increase wouldn’t be all. Thwaites’ nickname…
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