Antarctica's Thwaites glacier, dubbed the "doomsday glacier," faces imminent destabilization as its floating ice shelf is expected to break away, accelerating sea-level rise and potentially triggering collapse of the West Antarctic ice sheet. Satellite imagery shows dramatic fracturing and a tripling of ice flow rates since 2020, with scientists unable to predict the exact timing of the final break-up but warning it could occur suddenly.
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Antarctica's Thwaites glacier, dubbed the "doomsday glacier," faces imminent destabilization as its floating ice shelf is expected to break away, accelerating sea-level rise and potentially triggering collapse of the West Antarctic ice sheet. Satellite imagery shows dramatic fracturing and a tripling of ice flow rates since 2020, with scientists unable to predict the exact timing of the final break-up but warning it could occur suddenly.