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"Antarctica’s most threatened glacier is about be further destabilised, as the floating ice shelf in front of #Thwaites glacier is set to break away."
Fun fact: it's called "the doomsday glacier" 🤩
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2526826-the-doomsday-glaciers-giant-ice-shelf-is-about-to-break-away/ -
The ‘doomsday’ glacier’s giant ice shelf is about to break away
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2526826-the-doomsday-glaciers-giant-ice-shelf-is-about-to-break-away/The floating ice shelf of world’s widest glacier – #Thwaites glacier in #Antarctica – is detaching, with worrying implications for global sea-level rise
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Eriyen bir #buzul dünya genelinde on milyonları nasıl etkileyebilir? #Thwaites senaryosunda 60 cm deniz seviyesi artışı ve şehir şehir yaşanacaklar #SonDakika #Antarktika #Isınma #Deniz
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Eriyen bir #buzul dünya genelinde on milyonları nasıl etkileyebilir? #Thwaites senaryosunda 60 cm deniz seviyesi artışı ve şehir şehir yaşanacaklar #SonDakika #Antarktika #Isınma #Deniz
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Neue #Forschung zeigt, dass warmes Meerwasser den starken Rückgang des westantarktischen Eisschildes seit der letzten #Eiszeit ausgelöst hat. Die Studie rekonstruiert Meerestemperaturen bis zu 18.000 Jahre zurück und warnt, dass sich auch heute warmes Tiefenwasser unter das #Eis schiebt. Das bedroht die Stabilität des #Thwaites-Gletschers. #Antarktis
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Forschende beenden ihre Feldoperation am #Thwaites-Gletscher in der #Westantarktis, nachdem die Instrumente der Heißwasserbohrung in der finalen Phase im Eis stecken blieben. Ziel der Mission war es, ozeanografische Langzeit-Sensoren für kontinuierliche Messungen unter dem Gletscher zu installieren. Die bis dahin gewonnenen Daten über warmes, turbulentes Ozeanwasser unter dem Gletscher sind dennoch wertvoll und helfen künftigen #Expeditionen. #Antarktis
Zum Artikel: https://www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/update-from-thwaites-glacier-when-science-doesnt-always-go-your-way/
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Is it time to build a wall around #Thwaites #Glacier? https://www.euronews.com/green/2026/02/04/doomsday-glacier-is-melting-faster-than-we-thought-can-a-150-metre-wall-stop-it-flooding-e My take on #glaciers and their role in #evolution here https://nkozphoto.com/index.php/2025/09/05/glaciers-climate-change-and-darwins-legacy-in-chile/ #darwin #science #chile #climate #climatechange #biodiversity
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'Kıyamet Buzulu' sandığımızdan daha hızlı eriyor!
150 metrelik bir duvar, Dünya'yı sular altında bırakmasını engelleyebilir mi?
#SonDakika #Antarktika #Thwaites #ThwaitesGlacier #İklim -
'Kıyamet Buzulu' sandığımızdan daha hızlı eriyor!
150 metrelik bir duvar, Dünya'yı sular altında bırakmasını engelleyebilir mi?
#SonDakika #Antarktika #Thwaites #ThwaitesGlacier #İklim -
Bilim insanlarının, hızla eriyen #Antarktika buzullarından biri olan #Thwaites Buzulu’nu incelemek amacıyla yürüttüğü cesur #sondaj girişimi, hafta sonunda başarısızlıkla sonuçlandı #SonDakika #Buzul #İklim
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Bilim insanlarının, hızla eriyen #Antarktika buzullarından biri olan #Thwaites Buzulu’nu incelemek amacıyla yürüttüğü cesur #sondaj girişimi, hafta sonunda başarısızlıkla sonuçlandı #SonDakika #Buzul #İklim
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Bilim insanları, dünya okyanusları ve küresel #iklim için büyük bir tehdit oluşturan #Antarktika’daki kırılgan “Kıyamet Buzulu”nda sondaj çalışması yapmaya hazırlanıyor #SonDakika #Thwaites #Buzul
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Bilim insanları, dünya okyanusları ve küresel #iklim için büyük bir tehdit oluşturan #Antarktika’daki kırılgan “Kıyamet Buzulu”nda sondaj çalışması yapmaya hazırlanıyor #SonDakika #Thwaites #Buzul
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#FYI #HerbSimmens #ClimateEmergencyForum #PaulBeckwith #Thwaites #glacier #Antarctica #SeaLevelRise
"three leading voices behind the Seabed Curtain Project exploring whether a seabed‑anchored curtain could slow the warm ocean water melting Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier and delay up to several meters of global sea level rise."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SasKEzVkk7A
#climate #ClimateScience #climatechange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #polycrisis
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#FYI #HerbSimmens #ClimateEmergencyForum #PaulBeckwith #Thwaites #glacier #Antarctica #SeaLevelRise
"three leading voices behind the Seabed Curtain Project exploring whether a seabed‑anchored curtain could slow the warm ocean water melting Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier and delay up to several meters of global sea level rise."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SasKEzVkk7A
#climate #ClimateScience #climatechange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #polycrisis
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Umgekippte Eisberge am #Thwaites-Gletscher in der #Antarktis lösen hunderte „Gletscherbeben“ aus. Mit regionalen seismischen Daten wurden bislang 362 Ereignisse seit 2010 erfasst. Diese Erdbeben zeigen, wie Eis vom Kontinent ins Meer gelangt und helfen, das Verhalten der Gletscher und den #Meeresspiegelanstieg besser zu verstehen.
Zur Studie: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025GL118885 -
40 bilim insanından oluşan bir grup, #iklim değişikliğinin en tehlikeli sembollerinden biri haline gelen #Antarktika’daki #Thwaites Buzulu’nu yakından incelemek üzere zorlu bir sefere çıktı #SonDakika #İklimDeğişikliği
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40 bilim insanından oluşan bir grup, #iklim değişikliğinin en tehlikeli sembollerinden biri haline gelen #Antarktika’daki #Thwaites Buzulu’nu yakından incelemek üzere zorlu bir sefere çıktı #SonDakika #İklimDeğişikliği
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Im #Thwaites-Gletscher in der #Antarktis breiten sich Risse schneller aus als erwartet.
Neue Daten zeigen, dass nicht nur Schmelze, sondern auch innere Spannungen den #Eisverlust antreiben. Besonders betroffen ist das #Ostschelfeis, dessen Stabilität stark abnimmt. Ein Kollaps könnte den #Meeresspiegel langfristig deutlich ansteigen lassen. Die Veränderungen wirken bereits über große Distanzen und schwächen weitere Eisflächen.
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Im #Thwaites-Gletscher in der #Antarktis breiten sich Risse schneller aus als erwartet.
Neue Daten zeigen, dass nicht nur Schmelze, sondern auch innere Spannungen den #Eisverlust antreiben. Besonders betroffen ist das #Ostschelfeis, dessen Stabilität stark abnimmt. Ein Kollaps könnte den #Meeresspiegel langfristig deutlich ansteigen lassen. Die Veränderungen wirken bereits über große Distanzen und schwächen weitere Eisflächen.
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Im #Thwaites-Gletscher in der #Antarktis breiten sich Risse schneller aus als erwartet.
Neue Daten zeigen, dass nicht nur Schmelze, sondern auch innere Spannungen den #Eisverlust antreiben. Besonders betroffen ist das #Ostschelfeis, dessen Stabilität stark abnimmt. Ein Kollaps könnte den #Meeresspiegel langfristig deutlich ansteigen lassen. Die Veränderungen wirken bereits über große Distanzen und schwächen weitere Eisflächen.
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The #DoomsdayGlacier Is Getting Closer and Closer to Irreversible Collapse
An analysis of the expansion of cracks in the #ThwaitesGlacier over the past 20 years suggests that a total collapse could be only a matter of time.
by Ritsuko Kawai, Dec 22, 2025 9:43 AM
Excerpt: "Known as the '#Doomsday Glacier,' the Thwaites Glacier in #Antarctica is one of the most rapidly changing glaciers on Earth, and its future evolution is one of the biggest unknowns when it comes to predicting global sea level rise.
"The eastern ice shelf of the Thwaites Glacier is supported at its northern end by a ridge of the ocean floor. However, over the past two decades, cracks in the upper reaches of the glacier have increased rapidly, weakening its structural stability. A new study by the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration (ITGC) presents a detailed record of this gradual collapse process.
"Researchers at the Centre for Earth Observation and Science at the University of Manitoba, Canada, analyzed observational data from 2002 to 2022 to track the formation and propagation of cracks in the ice shelf shear zone. They discovered that as the cracks grew, the connection between the ice shelf and the mid-ocean ridge weakened, accelerating the upstream flow of ice."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/fNNm0#DoomsdayGlacier #GlobalWarming #SeaLevelRise #Oiligarchy #ClimateChangeIsRead #ClimateScience #Thwaites #GlobalSeaLevelRise
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The #DoomsdayGlacier Is Getting Closer and Closer to Irreversible Collapse
An analysis of the expansion of cracks in the #ThwaitesGlacier over the past 20 years suggests that a total collapse could be only a matter of time.
by Ritsuko Kawai, Dec 22, 2025 9:43 AM
Excerpt: "Known as the '#Doomsday Glacier,' the Thwaites Glacier in #Antarctica is one of the most rapidly changing glaciers on Earth, and its future evolution is one of the biggest unknowns when it comes to predicting global sea level rise.
"The eastern ice shelf of the Thwaites Glacier is supported at its northern end by a ridge of the ocean floor. However, over the past two decades, cracks in the upper reaches of the glacier have increased rapidly, weakening its structural stability. A new study by the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration (ITGC) presents a detailed record of this gradual collapse process.
"Researchers at the Centre for Earth Observation and Science at the University of Manitoba, Canada, analyzed observational data from 2002 to 2022 to track the formation and propagation of cracks in the ice shelf shear zone. They discovered that as the cracks grew, the connection between the ice shelf and the mid-ocean ridge weakened, accelerating the upstream flow of ice."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/fNNm0#DoomsdayGlacier #GlobalWarming #SeaLevelRise #Oiligarchy #ClimateChangeIsRead #ClimateScience #Thwaites #GlobalSeaLevelRise
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The #DoomsdayGlacier Is Getting Closer and Closer to Irreversible Collapse
An analysis of the expansion of cracks in the #ThwaitesGlacier over the past 20 years suggests that a total collapse could be only a matter of time.
by Ritsuko Kawai, Dec 22, 2025 9:43 AM
Excerpt: "Known as the '#Doomsday Glacier,' the Thwaites Glacier in #Antarctica is one of the most rapidly changing glaciers on Earth, and its future evolution is one of the biggest unknowns when it comes to predicting global sea level rise.
"The eastern ice shelf of the Thwaites Glacier is supported at its northern end by a ridge of the ocean floor. However, over the past two decades, cracks in the upper reaches of the glacier have increased rapidly, weakening its structural stability. A new study by the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration (ITGC) presents a detailed record of this gradual collapse process.
"Researchers at the Centre for Earth Observation and Science at the University of Manitoba, Canada, analyzed observational data from 2002 to 2022 to track the formation and propagation of cracks in the ice shelf shear zone. They discovered that as the cracks grew, the connection between the ice shelf and the mid-ocean ridge weakened, accelerating the upstream flow of ice."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/fNNm0#DoomsdayGlacier #GlobalWarming #SeaLevelRise #Oiligarchy #ClimateChangeIsRead #ClimateScience #Thwaites #GlobalSeaLevelRise
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The #DoomsdayGlacier Is Getting Closer and Closer to Irreversible Collapse
An analysis of the expansion of cracks in the #ThwaitesGlacier over the past 20 years suggests that a total collapse could be only a matter of time.
by Ritsuko Kawai, Dec 22, 2025 9:43 AM
Excerpt: "Known as the '#Doomsday Glacier,' the Thwaites Glacier in #Antarctica is one of the most rapidly changing glaciers on Earth, and its future evolution is one of the biggest unknowns when it comes to predicting global sea level rise.
"The eastern ice shelf of the Thwaites Glacier is supported at its northern end by a ridge of the ocean floor. However, over the past two decades, cracks in the upper reaches of the glacier have increased rapidly, weakening its structural stability. A new study by the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration (ITGC) presents a detailed record of this gradual collapse process.
"Researchers at the Centre for Earth Observation and Science at the University of Manitoba, Canada, analyzed observational data from 2002 to 2022 to track the formation and propagation of cracks in the ice shelf shear zone. They discovered that as the cracks grew, the connection between the ice shelf and the mid-ocean ridge weakened, accelerating the upstream flow of ice."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/fNNm0#DoomsdayGlacier #GlobalWarming #SeaLevelRise #Oiligarchy #ClimateChangeIsRead #ClimateScience #Thwaites #GlobalSeaLevelRise
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The #DoomsdayGlacier Is Getting Closer and Closer to Irreversible Collapse
An analysis of the expansion of cracks in the #ThwaitesGlacier over the past 20 years suggests that a total collapse could be only a matter of time.
by Ritsuko Kawai, Dec 22, 2025 9:43 AM
Excerpt: "Known as the '#Doomsday Glacier,' the Thwaites Glacier in #Antarctica is one of the most rapidly changing glaciers on Earth, and its future evolution is one of the biggest unknowns when it comes to predicting global sea level rise.
"The eastern ice shelf of the Thwaites Glacier is supported at its northern end by a ridge of the ocean floor. However, over the past two decades, cracks in the upper reaches of the glacier have increased rapidly, weakening its structural stability. A new study by the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration (ITGC) presents a detailed record of this gradual collapse process.
"Researchers at the Centre for Earth Observation and Science at the University of Manitoba, Canada, analyzed observational data from 2002 to 2022 to track the formation and propagation of cracks in the ice shelf shear zone. They discovered that as the cracks grew, the connection between the ice shelf and the mid-ocean ridge weakened, accelerating the upstream flow of ice."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/fNNm0#DoomsdayGlacier #GlobalWarming #SeaLevelRise #Oiligarchy #ClimateChangeIsRead #ClimateScience #Thwaites #GlobalSeaLevelRise
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Neue Studie zeigt, dass “Ozeanstürme“ unter den antarktischen Schelfeisen das Abschmelzen deutlich beschleunigen. Turbulente Strömungen transportieren warmes Wasser tief unter den #Thwaites-Gletscher und den #Pine-Island-Gletscher. Dort erzeugen sie einen positiven Rückkopplungseffekt. Durch den #Klimawandel können diese Stürme häufiger und intensiver im Ozean werden - ein bislang unterschätzter Faktor im #Meerespiegelanstieg. #Antarktis
Zum Artikel: https://scripps.ucsd.edu/news/undersea-storms-are-melting-antarctic-glaciers-below
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https://www.diningandcooking.com/2387103/savory-pies-warm-customers-up-as-winter-rolls-in/ -
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#FYI #ClimateChat #DanMiller #LeonSimons #Antarctic #Thwaites #DoomsdayGlacier
Coming up! 👇👇👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iarx9Pibnic
#climate #ClimateScience #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #ExtremeWeather #polycrisis #fossilfuels #Co2 #Co2Emissions #methane #GreenhouseGases #KeepitInTheGround
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Der #Thwaites Gletscher in der #Antarktis zählt zu den größten weltweit und verliert jährlich rund 50 Milliarden Tonnen Eis.
Die Ursache ist wärmeres #Meerwasser, das das Eis von unten schmilzt und verstärkte #Kalbungen auslöst. Der Gletscher trägt aktuell etwa 4 Prozent zum globalen #Meeresspiegelanstieg bei.
Ein vollständiger Kollaps könnte den Meeresspiegel um bis zu 65 Zentimeter steigen lassen.
https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/thwaites-glacier-antarctica
#Klimawandel #Gletscher #Satellitenbilder #Science #Erderwrämung
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Der #Thwaites Gletscher in der #Antarktis zählt zu den größten weltweit und verliert jährlich rund 50 Milliarden Tonnen Eis.
Die Ursache ist wärmeres #Meerwasser, das das Eis von unten schmilzt und verstärkte #Kalbungen auslöst. Der Gletscher trägt aktuell etwa 4 Prozent zum globalen #Meeresspiegelanstieg bei.
Ein vollständiger Kollaps könnte den Meeresspiegel um bis zu 65 Zentimeter steigen lassen.
https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/thwaites-glacier-antarctica
#Klimawandel #Gletscher #Satellitenbilder #Science #Erderwrämung
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Der #Thwaites Gletscher in der #Antarktis zählt zu den größten weltweit und verliert jährlich rund 50 Milliarden Tonnen Eis.
Die Ursache ist wärmeres #Meerwasser, das das Eis von unten schmilzt und verstärkte #Kalbungen auslöst. Der Gletscher trägt aktuell etwa 4 Prozent zum globalen #Meeresspiegelanstieg bei.
Ein vollständiger Kollaps könnte den Meeresspiegel um bis zu 65 Zentimeter steigen lassen.
https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/thwaites-glacier-antarctica
#Klimawandel #Gletscher #Satellitenbilder #Science #Erderwrämung
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Der #Thwaites Gletscher in der #Antarktis zählt zu den größten weltweit und verliert jährlich rund 50 Milliarden Tonnen Eis.
Die Ursache ist wärmeres #Meerwasser, das das Eis von unten schmilzt und verstärkte #Kalbungen auslöst. Der Gletscher trägt aktuell etwa 4 Prozent zum globalen #Meeresspiegelanstieg bei.
Ein vollständiger Kollaps könnte den Meeresspiegel um bis zu 65 Zentimeter steigen lassen.
https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/thwaites-glacier-antarctica
#Klimawandel #Gletscher #Satellitenbilder #Science #Erderwrämung
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Der #Thwaites Gletscher in der #Antarktis zählt zu den größten weltweit und verliert jährlich rund 50 Milliarden Tonnen Eis.
Die Ursache ist wärmeres #Meerwasser, das das Eis von unten schmilzt und verstärkte #Kalbungen auslöst. Der Gletscher trägt aktuell etwa 4 Prozent zum globalen #Meeresspiegelanstieg bei.
Ein vollständiger Kollaps könnte den Meeresspiegel um bis zu 65 Zentimeter steigen lassen.
https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/thwaites-glacier-antarctica
#Klimawandel #Gletscher #Satellitenbilder #Science #Erderwrämung
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Inside a quest to save “#doomsdayglacier”
#AreteGlacier Initiative has raised $5 million to improve forecasts of #sealevelrise and explore possibility of refreezing #glaciers in place. #Thwaites glacier is a fortress larger than Florida, a wall of ice that reaches nearly 4,000 feet above the bedrock of West #Antarctica, guarding low-lying ice sheet behind it. But a strong, warm #ocean current is weakening its foundations and accelerating its slide into the Amundsen Sea.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/21/1113396/inside-a-new-quest-to-save-the-doomsday-glacier/ -
Ah, nothing to see folks, it's all fine. Move along, move along...
Impending disintegration of Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf https://aluckman4.wixsite.com/ade-s-world-of-ice/post/impending-disintegration-of-thwaites-eastern-ice-shelf #thwaites #glacier #remoteimaging
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The #Thwaites #glacier is a fortress larger than Florida,
a wall of ice that reaches nearly 4,000 feet above the bedrock of West Antarctica,
guarding the low-lying ice sheet behind it.
But a strong, warm ocean current is weakening its foundations and accelerating its slide into the Amundsen Sea.
Scientists fear the waters could topple the walls in the coming decades,
kick-starting a runaway process that would crack up the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
That would mark the start of a global climate disaster.
The glacier itself holds enough ice to raise ocean levels by more than two feet, which could flood coastlines and force tens of millions of people living in low-lying areas to abandon their homes.
The loss of the entire ice sheet
—which could still take centuries to unfold
—would push up sea levels by 11 feet and redraw the contours of the continents.
This is why Thwaites is known as the #doomsday #glacier
—and why scientists are eager to understand just how likely such a collapse is, when it could happen, and if we have the power to stop it.Scientists at MIT and Dartmouth College founded Arête Glacier Initiative last year in the hope of providing clearer answers to these questions.
The nonprofit research organization will officially unveil itself, launch its website, and post requests for research proposals today, March 21, timed to coincide with the UN’s inaugural "World Day for Glaciers"
Arête will also announce it is issuing its first grants, each for around $200,000 over two years, to a pair of glacier researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.One of the organization’s main goals is to study the possibility of preventing the loss of giant glaciers,
Thwaites in particular,
by refreezing them to the bedrock.
It would represent a radical intervention into the natural world, requiring a massive, expensive engineering project in a remote, treacherous environment.But the hope is that such a mega-adaptation project could minimize the mass relocation of climate refugees,
prevent much of the suffering and violence that would almost certainly accompany it,
and help nations preserve trillions of dollars invested in high-rises, roads, homes, ports, and airports around the globe.“About a million people are displaced per centimeter of sea-level rise,”
says Brent Minchew, an associate professor of geophysics at MIT, who cofounded Arête Glacier Initiative and will serve as its chief scientist.
“If we’re able to bring that down, even by a few centimeters, then we would safeguard the homes of millions.”
But some scientists believe the idea is an implausible, wildly expensive distraction,
drawing money, expertise, time, and resources away from more essential polar research efforts.
“Sometimes we can get a little over-optimistic about what engineering can do,” says Twila Moon, deputy lead scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado Boulder.https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/21/1113396/inside-a-new-quest-to-save-the-doomsday-glacier/
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I do wonder if it's supposed to be shedding ice that fast. #Thwaites #glacier #doomsdayglacier
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Looks bad for Thwaites Glacier
Large crack developed over the last 4 days or so.
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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 -
Happy 101st birthday to Prof Sir Brian Thwaites.
As a mathematician, Thwaites is famous for inventing the “Thwaites Flap” in aeronautics. Arguably, his two biggest contribution to mathematics was his founding (along with Lighthill) of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications; and his founding of the School Mathematics Project, which was aimed at modernising the secondary mathematics curriculum.