Scientists weigh giant sea curtain to shield ‘Doomsday Glacier’ from melting

Mongabay
Sep 24, 2025, 11:34 am108 pts
Thwaites Glacier rises above the Amundsen Sea in the Antarctic, a towering white cliff abutting cerulean waters. Roughly the size of Great Britain and spanning 120 kilometers (80 miles) across, Thwaites — part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet — may seem all but invincible. But among scientists, it’s known…

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