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Satellites Reveal “Vigorous Melting” Beneath Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier

Satellites Reveal “Vigorous Melting” Beneath Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

A team led by glaciologists at UC Irvine used satellite radar data to reconstruct the impact of warm ocean water surging in ...

Scientists’ BILLION mission to stop ‘doomsday glacier’ in Antarctica from melting and unleashing havoc on the world

Scientists’ $50BILLION mission to stop ‘doomsday glacier’ in Antarctica from melting and unleashing havoc on the world

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

If Thwaites Glacier collapses, it could raise global sea level by as much as 10 feet Preventing warm water from melting it ...

NASA’s Startling Findings on Greenland’s Ice Loss

NASA’s Startling Findings on Greenland’s Ice Loss

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Jakobshavn Isbrae, a glacier on Greenland’s western coast, is shown in imagery taken on September 4, 2022, by Landsat 8, breaking at ...

Ancient methane escaping from melting glaciers could potentially warm the planet even more

Ancient methane escaping from melting glaciers could potentially warm the planet even more

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

As mighty glaciers melt in the Arctic, new research finds million-year-old methane gas trapped beneath the ice is surfacing, with a potential ...

Western Antarctic glacier is melting so rapidly it releases 2.16 BILLION tonnes of ice into the ocean every year thanks to climate change, study warns

Western Antarctic glacier is melting so rapidly it releases 2.16 BILLION tonnes of ice into the ocean every year thanks to climate change, study warns

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Antarctica’s Cadman Glacier is retreating and thinning due to climate change Melting glaciers contribute to rising sea levels that could send cities ...

Greenland Glaciers Melting 5x Faster Than 20 Years Ago

Greenland Glaciers Melting 5x Faster Than 20 Years Ago

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Danish researchers have conducted a comprehensive study revealing a dramatic increase in Greenland’s glacier melting over the past 20 years, five times ...

Ancient lost landscape discovered beneath Antarctica

Ancient lost landscape discovered beneath Antarctica

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

An ancient river landscape that dates back millions of years in Antarctica has been detected by scientists as buried under more than ...