New research reveals why Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier is retreating faster than predicted, potentially doubling its contribution to sea level rise by 2100.
The Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica has a nickname: the Doomsday Glacier. It is the size of Florida and holds enough ice to raise global sea levels by over half a meter.
It has also been losing mass at an accelerating rate for decades. Scientists have been trying to model its future precisely.
Yet existing models have…
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