Antarctica’s ‘doomsday glacier’ began melting in mid-20th century: study

[ad_1] West Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier, often referred to as the “doomsday glacier” because of the potentially catastrophic consequences of its hypothetical collapse, began rapidly receding at an earlier date than scientists had previously known, according to a study published on Monday. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study used New … Read more