The World's Biggest Glacier May Be Melting Faster Than Previously Believed

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Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier (Credit: Jim Yunge/ NASA/ Public Domain)

The Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica is the world's largest and widest glacier. The massive ice sheet stretches 80 miles (129 km) across, roughly the size of Florida. The glacier loses about 50 billion tons of ice annually and already accounts for about 4 percent of the planet's current sea level rise. If it were to melt completely, it could raise global sea levels by about two feet (61 cm). This would displace millions of people in coastal communities worldwide. It is no wonder the ice mass has been nicknamed "Doomsday Glacier."

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  • 1_that_one_guy
    1_that_one_guy6달
    This is not good we must stop and try our best to prevent this.
    • nathansteere2
      nathansteere21년 이상
      If global warming does happen, the ocean would rise 230 feet or 70 meters, flooding anything below 230 feet above sea level. a world wide flood. Stop pollution=stop global warming=stop melting glaciers=stop rising waters. Stop global warming, before it's to late.
      • soso1120
        soso11201년 이상
        This is why we need to stop the global warming maybe some country’s place could get drowned
        • skzlove
          skzlove1년 이상
          This is because of pollution, i hope it takes a long, long time
          • 435sasha
            435sasha1년 이상
            My mother was from Antartica. She loves it there!
          • dogo23irene
            dogo23irene1년 이상
            I hope that glacier don’t melt. We really should stop global warming!!!
            • koalaqueen
              koalaqueen1년 이상
              Oh no this is bad.I rily whant to go to Antarctica
              • iceyqueen
                iceyqueen1년 이상
                Wow.. It's devastating how much harm we are doing to our environment. If we keep this up, we will be submerged underwater.....
                • girly_pop32
                  girly_pop321년 이상
                  That's bad and I don't like water I only like drinking it. well being submerged underwater would be a little fun but after a while it wouldn't be fun anymore. 😥
                  • dogo23irene
                    dogo23irene1년 이상
                    I totally agree with you!!! I can't imagine being submerged underwater......SO DEVASTATING!!! Again,we should stop global warning.
                • olivenottamat0
                  olivenottamat01년 이상
                  crazy right
                  • victoria_wise
                    victoria_wise1년 이상
                    *Sigh* Just a matter of time before it really happens.

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