Antarctica, Doomsday Glacier
Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier" is set to retreat "further and faster," scientists warn
Scientists from the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration warn of a "grim outlook" for the Thwaites Glacier, also known as the "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
Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Could Be Gone by 23rd Century
After years of research, scientists studying the massive Thwaites Glacier have found little reason for optimism.
Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' Melting Rapidly; Can It Collapse In 200 Years? | Scientists Concerned
Coming up with the clearest picture of the transitioning Thwaites glacier in Antarctica, scientists in the latest report said the situation is "grim", as they found the glacial retreat has accelerated considerably over the past 30 years and rapid ice loss is expected to speed up this century.
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.
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Electric bus service launch in Antarctica: Boosting tourism or fueling climate crisis?
A Chilean company is launching electric buses in one of the most extreme environments in the world, Antarctica.
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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'Surprising' warmth above Antarctica is earliest observed on record
Temperature spikes above Antarctica in July represent the earliest warming of the stratosphere ever recorded, NASA ...
Antarctica's 'doomsday glacier' could disappear and drastically raise sea levels
The biggest glacier on the planet risks melting without action to tackle global warming, scientists have warned.
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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?
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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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Grim Outlook For Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier
New science briefing summarises results of the ambitious international collaboration to study Antarctica's most worrying ...
Earth’s Last Frontier Burns: Record-Breaking Heat Strikes Antarctica in Winter
A new study highlights the significant impacts of unprecedented heat waves in Antarctica, which are occurring even during ...
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Fossils from lush 53 million-year-old South Pole rainforest discovered in Tasmania
Researchers have identified 12 ancestral plant species from an early Eocene fossil assemblage in Tasmania that once formed part of a giant, circumpolar forest.