'Doomsday Glacier' the size of Great Britain threatens UK coastlines as new study warns of rising seas
New research indicates that Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier is melting faster than previously estimated due to 'tidal pumping' beneath the ice. Scientists warn that this could lead to a significant rise in global sea levels, potentially threatening coastal regions worldwide.
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The accelerated collapse of the 'Doomsday Glacier' poses a severe long-term risk to global coastal infrastructure and populations.
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Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier, widely known as the "Doomsday Glacier", is deteriorating far more rapidly than scientists had previously calculated, according to new research.
A team of glaciologists from the University of California, Irvine and Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory constructed a new ice sheet model that projects the vast West Antarctic glacier could add up to 1.2 inches (30mm) to global sea levels by the end of the century, effectively doubling earlier forecasts.
Crucially, this accelerated ice loss could occur even without any additional global warming.
The glacier, roughly the size of Great Britain, currently accounts for approximately four per cent of worldwide sea level rise.
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