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'Doomsday' glacier set to melt faster and swell seas as world heats up, say scientists

phys.org 'Doomsday' glacier set to melt faster and swell seas as world heats up, say scientists

Tidal action on the underside of the Thwaites Glacier in the Antarctic will "inexorably" accelerate melting this century, according to new research by British and American scientists. The researchers warn the faster melting could destabilize the entire West Antarctic Ice sheet, leading to its eventu...

'Doomsday' glacier set to melt faster and swell seas as world heats up, say scientists
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