Thwaites Glacier could contribute twice as much sea-level rise as previously projected

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Oct 13, 2026, 5:50 pm126 ptsTrending
A new ice sheet model developed by glaciologists at the University of California, Irvine and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory projects that the melting of Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica will contribute up to 30 millimeters (1.2 inches) of sea level rise by 2100—twice previous estimates—even without…

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