Senegal-sized Antarctic glacier melting faster than thought and why it matters
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New research published in Nature Communications by glaciologists from the University of California and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory reveals that the Thwaites glacier in West Antarctica is melting rapidly due to warm seawater pushing underneath its core. This accelerated loss could add 1.2 inches (30mm) to global sea levels over the next century. Nicknamed the Doomsday Glacier, the 192,000-square-kilometer (74,130-square-mile) formation is the world's largest glacier.
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