As ‘Doomsday’ Glacier Melts, Can an Artificial Barrier Save It?

Image caption: The edge of the Thwaites glacier in Antarctica. Image credit: Felton Davis via Flickr. Article by Fred Pearce. Yale Environment 360 – August 26, 2024.

They call it the Doomsday Glacier. A chunk of Antarctic ice as big as Florida and two thirds of a mile thick, the Thwaites Glacier disgorges into the ocean in a remote region of West Antarctica. Glaciologists say it may be on the verge of total collapse, […]

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