A Finnish scientist now wants to save the glacier with the help of an ambitious project. The Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica is melting and causing sea levels to rise globally.
For years, glaciologist Sridhar Anandakrishnan has been studying the massive Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica, often referred to as the “Doomsday Glacier.” Its colossal size holds the potential ...
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They call it the Doomsday Glacier. A chunk of Antarctic ice as big as Florida and two thirds of a mile thick, the Thwaites Glacier disgorges into the ocean in a remote region of West Antarctica.
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