Doomsday glacier that could raise sea levels by 10ft ‘holding on by fingernails’
Doomsday glacier that could raise sea levels by 10ft ‘holding on by fingernails’
The Thwaites Glacier in west Antarctica is one of the biggest on Earth (Picture: Rice University)
A so-called ‘doomsday glacier’ is retreating faster than previously predicted, a new study has shown.
Leading scientists have this week warned the Thwaites Glacier in west Antarctica – a key source of sea-level rise – is ‘holding on by its fingernails’.
The crucial ice sheet extends more than 74,000…
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