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#Thwaites Eastern #IceShelf nearing collapse as cracks spread, not because of melting
These findings and further computer modeling suggest that, while warm #ocean waters are preconditioning ice loss in West #Antarctica, the ongoing internal destabilisation now poses the greatest threat to the Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf. The ice shelf is in its final phase of disintegration as these cracks grow, independent of melting from below.
https://thwaitesglacier.org/news/thwaites-eastern-ice-shelf-cracks-spread-not-because-melting #climatechange #climtecrisis