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Thwaites Glacier

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Una nueva pista sobre el colapso de la plataforma de hielo antártica

by Jenessa Duncombe 10 May 202210 May 2022

Un tipo particular de tormenta coincidió con 13 de los 21 eventos recientes de desprendimiento en la Antártida.

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A New Clue to Antarctic Ice Shelf Collapse

by Jenessa Duncombe 22 April 202210 May 2022

A particular kind of storm coincided with 13 of the 21 recent calving events in Antarctica.

Thwaites glaciar
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“Terremotos Glaciales” Vistos por Primera Vez en Thwaites

by Katherine Kornei 26 March 202013 January 2022

Estos eventos sísmicos, provocados por los icebergs que se vuelcan y chocan contra Thwaites, revelan que el glaciar ha perdido parte de su plataforma flotante de hielo.

A science team moves equipment on sledges across the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica in 2019.
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The Threat at Thwaites

by Heather Goss 24 February 202013 December 2021

This Antarctic glacier is rapidly losing mass. An international team is digging into the ice to figure out just how bad it is.

Large ice sheet on the right; water on the left
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“Glacial Earthquakes” Spotted for the First Time on Thwaites

by Katherine Kornei 17 February 202013 December 2021

These seismic events, triggered by icebergs capsizing and ramming into Thwaites, reveal that the glacier has lost some of its floating ice shelf.

icefin-exploring-below-sea-ice
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Diagnosing Thwaites

by J. Barbuzano 31 January 202013 December 2021

The water under a vulnerable Antarctic glacier is warming. Its catastrophic collapse could trigger a dramatic increase in global sea level.

Glacial cliff towers above an icy sea
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Controlled Explosions Pave the Way for Thwaites Glacier Research

by Katherine Kornei 10 January 202013 December 2021

Scientists detonate explosives in West Texas to prepare for fieldwork in West Antarctica.

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