Energy & Climate
Thwaites “Doomsday Glacier” could speed sea-level rise, threatening coasts
Thwaites Glacier, a massive ice formation in West Antarctica often called the “Doomsday Glacier,” is losing ice through uneven melting at its base, with warm ocean water carving into the glacier along paths shaped by the terrain beneath it. Field observations using an under-ice robot and satellite imagery have revealed a complex picture: some zones […]
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