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2025-08-16 The Thwaites Ice Shelf Is Melting Faster

“”The Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica, often called the “Doomsday Glacier,” is one of the most fragile ice formations on Earth. Covering an area roughly the size of Florida, it contains enough ice to raise global sea levels by over two feet if it completely melts. Its collapse could also destabilize neighboring glaciers, potentially causing sea

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2021-05-06 Thwaites ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Melting Faster

The article calls it the canary in the coalmine. But this Thwaites is bigger than the UK and the size of Florida. If it breaks off and melts it could raise sea levels by 65 cm or 25 inches. With other melting ice such as Greenland, the sea level could rise by as much as

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