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June 28, 2025
Rational Public Policy with Common Sense requires a well informed and engaged public. Apathy and indifference won't keep us safe or secure.
June 28, 2025
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Collapse of Florida-sized glacier may happen soon, threatening coastal cities
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Collapse of Florida-sized glacier may happen soon, raising sea levels and threatening coastal citiesv
The Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica, dubbed the "doomsday" glacier, is on the brink of sliding into the ocean as the ice shelf holding it back is showing signs of cracking, and scientists say the Florida-sized glacier could raise sea levels by at least a foot over the next decade.
In January 2020, scientists said warm water was discovered underneath the Thwaites, which could speed up the melting of the 74,000-square-mile glacier located in West Antarctica. Ice draining from the Thwaites into the Amundsen Sea already accounts for about 4% of global sea-level rise.
But during a meeting with the American Geophysical Union on Monday, scientists say the eastern ice shelf holding the glacier in place has cracks rapidly accelerating that could see it collapse within the next three to five years and spell the beginning of the end of the Thwaites glacier.
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2021/12/16/antarctica-glacier-collapse-raise-sea-levels/8924940002/
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Collapse of Florida-sized glacier may happen soon, threatening coastal cities
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Collapse of Florida-sized glacier may happen soon, raising sea levels and threatening coastal citiesv
The Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica, dubbed the "doomsday" glacier, is on the brink of sliding into the ocean as the ice shelf holding it back is showing signs of cracking, and scientists say the Florida-sized glacier could raise sea levels by at least a foot over the next decade.
In January 2020, scientists said warm water was discovered underneath the Thwaites, which could speed up the melting of the 74,000-square-mile glacier located in West Antarctica. Ice draining from the Thwaites into the Amundsen Sea already accounts for about 4% of global sea-level rise.
But during a meeting with the American Geophysical Union on Monday, scientists say the eastern ice shelf holding the glacier in place has cracks rapidly accelerating that could see it collapse within the next three to five years and spell the beginning of the end of the Thwaites glacier.
Click to learn more: (opens in a new tab)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2021/12/16/antarctica-glacier-collapse-raise-sea-levels/8924940002/
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