The underwater trenches funneling warm water to Thwaites Glacier are deeper than once thought. Scientists have published some findings of the research conducted aboard the Nathaniel B. Palmer research vessel in 2019, when The World’s environment correspondent Carolyn Beeler was an embedded reporter. She has this update.
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