The World's Biggest Glacier May Be Melting Faster Than Previously Believed
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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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deborahmarie약 1년It's scary how quickly the glacier is going to melt, there really isn't much time.- deborahmarie약 1년Interesting and frightening at the same time...
birdie2012약 1년STOP GLOBAL WARMING!!!!!!!!!!!
spuppyuni6약 1년That is a big glacier!
dogo23irene약 1년SO COOL!
i_love_jesus약 1년Wow it's cool and scary hope everyone stays safe
lolimhilarious약 1년wow thanks sooooo much global warming 😭
deborahchien약 1년Oh no! I think some causes of the warm water might be global warming. We should try to stop global warming to stop the water rising!
lohasumire약 1년WOW that glacier is BIG I hope the glacier doesn't melt anytime soon...