Photo Credit: Fair Use [17 U.S.C. § 107] Relative size of Thwaites Glacier compared to land mass of the United Kingdom.
Antarctic 'Doomsday' Glacier's Giant Ice Shelf Is About To Break Away
20 May 2026 | Abstracted from New Scientist
Scientists warn that Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier - often called the 'Doomsday Glacier' - is showing rapid fracturing that could trigger the sudden collapse of its supporting ice shelf. Satellite data reveal widening cracks and accelerating instability. If the shelf breaks apart, Thwaites' flow could speed up dramatically, raising global sea levels and destabilizing the wider West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
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