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Thwaites Glacier melting faster than previously estimated

Thwaites Glacier West Antarctica sea-level rise climate change grounding zone

New research published in Nature Communications indicates that the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica, often called the “Doomsday Glacier,” is melting significantly faster than earlier models predicted. Scientists from the University of California, Irvine, and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have developed a new computer model that accounts for a wide “grounding zone” rather than a narrow, stable grounding line. This zone, which can be several kilometers wide, allows warm seawater to flow in and out with the tides, accelerating melting from beneath the ice.

The study suggests the glacier could contribute up to 3 centimeters (1.2 inches) to global sea-level rise by 2100, roughly double previous estimates. While this specific contribution may seem modest, the glacier holds enough ice to raise global sea levels by approximately 65 centimeters if it were to collapse entirely. Such a collapse could also destabilize the broader West Antarctic ice sheet, potentially leading to a total sea-level rise of up to 3 meters.

Additional research from the British Antarctic Survey suggests that the glacier may continue to lose mass for at least the next 150 years, even if ocean warming were to cease, due to the momentum of existing changes.

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Antarctica · British Antarctic Survey · Eric Rignot · Mattia Poinelli · NASA · NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory · Thwaites Glacier · University of California, Irvine · West Antarctica

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''Ledenjak sudnjeg dana'' otapa se brže od očekivanog [rama-prozor.info]
Bilim insanları Kıyamet Buzulu'nun beklenenden daha hızlı eridiğini keşfetti [sondakikakibris.com]
Estudo aponta derretimento acelerado da geleira Thwaites na Antártida [www.brasilemfolhas.com.br]
‘Doomsday Glacier’ could raise sea levels by 3 cm by 2100 [www.europesays.com]
Senegal-sized Antarctic glacier melting faster than thought: Why it matters - Jamaica Inquirer – Daily Jamaica News [jamaicainquirer.com]
Bilim insanları Kıyamet Buzulu'nun beklenenden daha hızlı eridiğini keşfetti [www.kibrisnethaber.com]
Deshielo de un glaciar aumentará 65 centímetros el nivel del mar [www.periodicovictoria.cu]
Senegal-sized Antarctic glacier melting faster than thought: Why it matters - Trinidad Tribune – Latest Trinidad And Tobago News [trinidadtribune.com]
Models Show Thwaites Glacier Could Drive 1.2 Inches of Sea Level Rise [world-today-journal.com]
Glečer Thwaites: Topi se brže i podiže nivo mora [www.zvornikdanas.com]
Senegal-sized Antarctic glacier melting faster than thought: Why it matters - Dominican Republic Post – Caribbean News, Business, Travel & Culture [dominicanrepublicpost.com]
Glacier Thwaites : une étude projette une fonte accélérée d'ici 2100 [www.nouvelles-du-monde.com]
Ледникът Туейтс в Антарктида се топи по-интензивно, отколкото досегашните модели [novini247.com]
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Ниту ладењето на океанот не е доволно: „Ледникот на судниот ден“ би продолжил да губи мраз [reporter.mk]
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Kıyamet Günü Buzulu'nda tehlike büyüyor [www.chip.com.tr]
Weltuntergangs-Gletscher schmilzt trotz kühlerer Ozeane: Emissionssenkung bleibt entscheidend [de.euronews.com]
Ο παγετώνας της Αποκάλυψης συνεχίζει να λιώνει, αλλά οι μειώσεις εκπομπών παραμένουν κρίσιμες [gr.euronews.com]
Bilim insanları Kıyamet Buzulu'nun beklenenden daha hızlı eridiğini keşfetti [www.gundemkibris.com]
GLACIAR JUICIO FINAL | El derretimiento del ‘glaciar del Juicio Final’ hará subir el mar 65 centímetros: 'Ya es inevitable' [www.elperiodicoextremadura.com]
GLACIAR JUICIO FINAL | El derretimiento del ‘glaciar del Juicio Final’ hará subir el mar 65 centímetros: 'Ya es inevitable' [www.laopinioncoruna.es]
Cel mai lat ghețar de pe planetă se topește mai repede decât estimau cercetătorii [news.yam.md]
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„Ľadovec súdneho dňa“ môže zdvihnúť hladinu oceánov viac, než sa čakalo. Vedci varujú pred kritickým rokom 2038 [www.ta3.com]
Le "glacier de la fin du monde" fond "plus rapidement" que prévu, alertent les scientifiques [www.tf1info.fr]
Ni hlađenje oceana neće zaustaviti ledenjak sudnjeg dana, posljedice bi mogle biti goleme [www.tportal.hr]
‘Geleira do Juízo Final’ pode representar mais risco do que a ciência imaginava [veja.abril.com.br]