Study shows Thwaites Glacier's ice loss may not progress as quickly as thought
Thursday, June 1, 2017 - 05:32
in Earth & Climate
The melt rate of West Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier is an important concern, because this glacier alone is currently responsible for about 1 percent of global sea level rise. A new NASA study finds that Thwaites' ice loss will continue, but not quite as rapidly as previous studies have estimated.