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Understanding How Quickly Massive Antarctic Glaciers Could Collapse

The collapse of the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica could significantly affect global sea levels. It already drains an area roughly the size of Britain or the U.S. state of Florida, accounting for around 4 percent of global sea-level rise — an amount that has doubled since the mid-1990s. As part of a new £20 ...

Troy Oakes

The Thwaites Glacier.