Peter Davis of the British Antarctic survey on changes in the Thwaites Glacier.

Keywords: Antarctica; global warming; Thwaites Glacier; sea level rise; climate crisis; ice melt EN Antarctica global warming Thwaites Glacier sea level rise climate crisis ice melt 121 128 8 05/12/20 20200501 NES 200501 On the Thwaites Glacier on Antarctica's western shelf, researchers are going all-out to learn what is happening deep under the surface of the ice, out of sight: How much is melting from below, where the ice comes into contact with warm ocean waters? B Davis b :My understanding is if the whole of the Thwaites Glacier were to collapse - and there's no indication that would occur - you would get somewhere between 50 centimeters (19.5 inches) and maybe 65-to-80 centimeters (25.5-to-31.5 inches) of sea level rise from this one glacier and the region of the ice sheet that it drains alone. B Davis b :The whole of the West Antarctic ice sheet, of which the Thwaites Glacier is a part, has the potential for two-to-three meters of sea level rise, if the whole of the ice sheet were to collapse. Antarctica, global warming, Thwaites Glacier, sea level rise, climate crisis, ice melt. [Extracted from the article]
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