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Thwaites Glacier

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Diagnosing Thwaites

Javier Barbuzano, Science Writer by Javier 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.

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Controlled Explosions Pave the Way for Thwaites Glacier Research

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 10 January 202013 December 2021

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

Scientists identify a crack in the Pine Island Glacier as the culprit behind an iceberg that broke off in 2015
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West Antarctic Ice Shelf Breaking Up from the Inside Out

by Lauren Lipuma 4 January 20177 February 2023

Researchers trace the origin of a 2015 iceberg to a crack that formed deep beneath the ice.

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