hakaimagazine

hakaimagazine, 1 year ago to worldwithoutus

“The winds will change the ocean, the ocean will melt #Antarctica—and the water is coming to visit you.” If the #ThwaitesGlacier collapses, it could bring much of the Western Antarctic Ice Sheet with it and raise sea levels by over three meters. The potential collapse of Thwaites is among the largest environmental threats to global civilization—and we’ve barely begun to understand it. What took us so long?

By Marissa Grunes.

https://hakaimagazine.com/features/how-we-came-to-know-and-fear-the-doomsday-glacier/

#climatechange #sealevelrise #GlacialRetreat