West Antarctic ice sheet faces ‘unavoidable’ melting, a warning for sea level rise
Thwaites glacier is showing quickening ice losses, but has thus far only contributed a few millimeters to sea level rise since the late 1970s, according to data shared by UCI's Professor Eric Rignot.
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
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Thwaites glacier is showing quickening ice losses, but has thus far only contributed a few millimeters to sea level rise since the late 1970s, according to data shared by UCI's Professor Eric Rignot.