Antarctica’s notorious Doomsday Glacier may be entering a period of unavoidable retreat. New research from NASA and the British Antarctic Survey reveals that seawater is penetrating beneath the ice, sea-level projections may be higher than previously estimated, and Thwaites could continue losing ice for 150 years even if ocean-driven melting stopped. Meanwhile, its fractured eastern ice shelf faces an uncertain future.
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