'Doomsday glacier,' Which Could Raise Sea Level by Several Feet, Is Holding On 'By Its Fingernails,' Scientists Say

06 Sep 2022 | Abstracted from CNN

"...at some point in the past two centuries, the base of the glacier dislodged from the seabed and retreated at a rate of 1.3 miles (2.1 kilometers) per year...

"...it’s just a faction of the West Antarctic ice sheet, which holds enough ice to raise sea level by up to 16 feet."

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