Scientists measure ocean currents underneath 'Doomsday Glacier'

Washington DC (UPI) Apr 9, 2021

For the first time, climate scientists have measured ocean conditions beneath Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier, sometimes called the "Doomsday Glacier." The fresh observations, published Friday in the journal Science Advances, show Thwaites is exposed to larger amounts of warm water than previously estimated. Thwaites is thought to be one of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet's most vulne