Researchers are divided on the Thwaites Glacier's stability, with new studies highlighting both its increased vulnerability ...

Currently, Thwaites' ice loss contributes approximately 4% to the annual rise in global sea-levels, with the potential to add 65cm in total should the whole glacier collapse. No-one thinks this ...

Worryingly, if it collapses entirely, the experts say global sea levels would rise by two feet (65cm) – plunging huge areas ...

but a six-year investigation into the future of Thwaites adds yet another layer of proof that the massive slab of ice is on ...

They say a floating section at the front of Thwaites Glacier that until now has been relatively stable could "shatter like a car windscreen". US and UK researchers are currently engaged in an ...

Ice loss from the Thwaites Glacier, also known as the “Doomsday” glacier because its collapse could precipitate rapid Antarctic ice loss, may be unstoppable. These are just a few of the stark ...

Already, ice draining from Thwaites into the Amundsen Sea accounts for about four percent of global sea level rise. A collapse of the glacier would lead to a significant increase in sea levels of ...

Scientists caution that the collapse or significant retreat of Thwaites Glacier could trigger a domino effect, accelerating the flow of ice from West Antarctica into the ocean, potentially ...

The researchers, working on the Thwaites Glacier, recorded water temperatures ... Studies have forecast its total collapse in a century and also in a few decades. The presence of warm water ...

Antarctica’s riskiest glacier is a disaster in slow motion, a polar scientist writes. But in a rare bit of good news, the worst-case scenario may be off the table. If and when the Thwaites ...

September 30, 2022 (Investorideas Newswire) The Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica is eroding back from the ocean and flowing faster with each year, threatening to retreat and collapse within ...