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Ice Sheet Holding Back Vast Antarctic Glacier Poised to Collapse Within Five Years

HeadlineDec 14, 2021

Climate scientists are sounding the alarm over newly discovered weaknesses in the ice shelf holding back one of Antarctica’s most dangerous glaciers. The Washington Post reports the shelf appears poised to shatter within the next three to five years. Once the shelf collapses, ice from the vast Thwaites Glacier will flow more easily into the ocean, raising global sea levels. A complete collapse of the glacier could result in several feet of sea level rise, inundating coastal communities home to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

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