West Antarctic ice sheet faces ‘unavoidable’ melting, a warning for sea level rise

Thwaites glacier is showing quickening ice losses, but has thus far only contributed a few millimeters to sea level rise since the late 1970s, according to data shared by UCI's Professor Eric Rignot.
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
WP
WP
An image of the logo of The Washington Post.
Picture Credit:
WP

Thwaites glacier is showing quickening ice losses, but has thus far only contributed a few millimeters to sea level rise since the late 1970s, according to data shared by UCI's Professor Eric Rignot.