Antarctica, Doomsday Glacier
Antarctica’s 'doomsday' glacier is heading for catastrophic collapse
As a six-year investigation into the Thwaites glacier in Antarctica wraps up, the scientists involved are pessimistic for the future of this glacier and the consequences for sea level rise
Scientists looked deep beneath the Doomsday Glacier. What they found spells potential disaster for the planet
Scientists using ice-breaking ships and underwater robots have found the Thwaites Glacier is melting at an accelerating rate and could be on an irreversible path to collapse.
‘Doomsday’ glacier set to melt faster
New research by British and American scientists indicates that tidal action under the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica will accelerate melting this century. This could destabilize the West Antarctic Ice Sheet,
Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' is on verge of COLLAPSING, study warns
Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) used underwater robots to take new measurements of the glacier, which is the same size as Great Britain.
Greenland's glaciers melting at record pace, Europe bracing
Greenland's glaciers are melting at an alarming rate, and scientists warn that this will have consequences in Europe as well. The last decade has seen peak levels of extreme ice melting in Greenland.
Greenland glaciers melting twice as fast, threatening Europe's climate
Greenland's glaciers are melting at an alarming rate, and scientists say this will have consequences in Europe as well. The last decade has seen a peak in extreme ice melting in Greenland. Research published in the "Journal of Climate" by a team from the University of Barcelona highlights dramatic phenomena related to ice melt in recent decades.
Antarctica's 'doomsday glacier' could disappear and drastically raise sea levels
Antarctica's "doomsday glacier" could be lost by the 23rd century and raise sea levels by several feet, scientists have warned.The colossal Thwaites, at roughly 74 miles across, is the widest glacier on the planet and an area equal to the island of Great Britain or the US state of Florida.
Rapid loss of Antarctic ice after 2100 likely under current emissions, climate scientists find
A Dartmouth-led study by more than 50 climate scientists worldwide provides the first clear projection of how carbon ...
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, ...
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Grim Outlook For Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier
New science briefing summarises results of the ambitious international collaboration to study Antarctica's most worrying ...
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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 ...
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When was the last time Antarctica was ice-free?
Antarctica is covered by a miles-thick ice sheet, but was that always the case? And when was the coldest continent ice-free?
After 2100, All Bets Are Off: Climate Scientists Reveal Dire Antarctic Ice Projections
A study led by Dartmouth has compiled 16 models to refine projections of ice loss up to the year 2300. A study led by ...
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When will the Antarctic ice sheet collapse?
The study predicts a gradual Antarctic ice sheet loss until 2100. Afterward, rapid retreat may occur, leading to sea-level ...
Double dip: Antarctic sea ice sinks to new low for winter
For the second winter in a row, the extent of Antarctic sea ice has been exceptionally below average—and it has just set a ...
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Antarctica’s Deep Vulnerability Exposed at 11th Scientific Conference
The 11 th Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research conference was held in Pucón, Chile August 19-23, 2024. Fifteen-hundred ...
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Rapid loss of Antarctic ice after 2100 likely under current emissions
A Dartmouth-led study by more than 50 climate scientists worldwide provides the clearest projection that Antarctica's ice sheet will retreat rapidly after 2100 under current carbon emissions, with ...