Coverage dated September 4, 2022 to September 5, 2022
'Doomsday glacier,' which could raise sea level by several feet, is holding on 'by its fingernails,' scientists say
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By Angela Fritz, CNN Antarctica’s so-called “doomsday glacier” — nicknamed because of its high risk of collapse and threat to global sea level — has the potential to rapidly retreat in the coming years, scientists say, amplifying concerns over the extreme sea level rise that would accompany its pote…
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By Angela Fritz, CNN Antarctica’s so-called “doomsday glacier” — nicknamed because of its high risk of collapse and threat to global sea level — has the potential to rapidly retreat in the coming years, scientists say, amplifying concerns over the extreme sea level rise that would accompany its pote…
A new study of the Antarctic seafloor suggests that the massive Thwaites Glacier, part of a larger ice sheet, could start receding faster and hasten a rise in sea levels.
Using a new sea floor mapping technique, scientists found the Thwaites "Doomsday" glacier had retreated much faster in the past, and could do so again.
