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# Thwaites Glacier

Last year

2022

Scientists begin mission to explore Antarctica’s ‘doomsday’ glacier

Thwaites is putting about 45 billion tonnes of ice into the water a year.

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Jan 6th 2022, 10:56 AM

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World's widest glacier retreating rapidly and facing threat of collapse, research warns

A collapse would cause global sea levels to rise and put millions of people at risk of extreme flooding.

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Dec 15th 2021, 3:24 PM