Scientists warn of potential catastrophic effects if massive 'Doomsday Glacier' collapses: 'Could drag in neighboring ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence of "vigorous melting" at Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier, (aka the "Doomsday Glacier") ...

Which is about as big as the UK, if you're looking for a size comparison. Advert The glacier is also melting pretty fast, ...

A fast-moving glacier in West Antarctica is “stealing” ice from its neighbor in a newly observed case of ice piracy.

The Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica is melting and causing sea levels to rise globally. In a worst-case scenario, cities such as Hamburg or San Francisco could flood. A Finnish scientist now ...

It "could already be ice-free by the summer of 2030!" shrieks a DW report. "'Doomsday Glacier' is melting faster than scientists thought," adds the BBC. "Earth's biggest cities are at risk!" ...

Now, however, the accumulation of ice at the top of the glacier was being outpaced by melting and calving at the bottom. "The changes we are seeing today clearly show that this balance of forces ...

Usually there is a balance between the snow coming in at the heights and the melting near the bottom, and so although the ice is continuously moving downward the total length of the glacier ...

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.