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West Antarctic Ice Sheet

The Thwaites Glacier is one of the hardest places in Antarctica to access, and scientists have only recently been able to go there to study it.

The melting and collapse of Thwaites Glacier could affect sea levels for years to come

Climate Change

Thwaites Glacier is considered the world’s most important one — not just due to its size, but because of the massive amounts of ice that will melt due to global warming.

Drone footage shows large icebergs that have recently broken off the ice shelf in West Antarctica.

If Thwaites Glacier collapses, it would change global coastlines forever

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How can a seal track climate change?

Into the Thaw: Decoding Thwaites Glacier
The eastern ice tongue of Thwaites Glacier is shown rising out of deep blue ocean waters.

Is Thwaites Glacier doomed? Scientists race against time to find out.

Environment
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What Thwaites Glacier can tell us about the future of West Antarctica

Into the Thaw: Decoding Thwaites Glacier

Scientists say the retreat of west Antarctica’s ice sheet is unstoppable

Environment

Scientists say a massive ice sheet in Antarctica is starting to collapse. It’s not going to slide into the ocean over night, but rather over centuries. Still, it will fall, scientists say. It’s gotten to the point it can’t be stopped — and that means rising sea levels.Scientists say a massive ice sheet in Antarctica is starting to collapse. It’s not going to slide into the ocean over night, but rather over centuries. Still, it will fall, scientists say. It’s gotten to the point it can’t be stopped — and that means rising sea levels.