The Thwaites Glacier is “holding on today by its fingernails,” researchers say, after data suggests a historical period of “rapid retreat” may soon repeat itself.

By Kevin JiangToronto Star

https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2022/09/06/a-doomsday-glacier-the-size-of-florida-may-melt-faster-than-expected-study-finds.html

Tue., Sept. 6, 2022timer2min. read

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Antarctica’sThwaites Glacier, nicknamed the “Doomsday Glacier” due to its potentially catastrophic impact on sea levels, may dissolve faster than previously expected, according to a recent study.

New data and sea floor images published Monday inNature Geosciencefound the Florida-sized ice behemoth experienced a “rapid retreat” in the previous two centuries — and predicted that history may repeat itself in the near future.

A total loss of the glacier and its surrounding icy basins could raise sea levels from three to 10 feet, the researchers said.

Thwaites is already in a phase of “collapse” when viewed on geological time scales…