Tag: ice loss


  • Doomsday Glacier Shaken: Earthquakes Rock Thwaites, Global Flood Risks Loom

    Doomsday Glacier Shaken: Earthquakes Rock Thwaites, Global Flood Risks Loom

    Thwaites Glacier Under a Seismic Spotlight Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier, often dubbed the Doomsday Glacier for its potential impact on global sea levels, has been hit by a surprising wave of earthquakes. Scientists monitoring the region report hundreds of seismic events shaking the ice sheet—a troubling sign that the glacier is far more dynamic than previously…