Written by Graziella L. Posted Dec 19, 2021 at 3:35 pm
Scientists who monitor it say the Thwaites Glacier, one of the largest in Antarctica, is on the verge of collapse. Its fall can cause a significant rise in water levels.
called “apocalypse glacier river“. the Thwaites Icy, in Antarctica, it melts a little bit every day, due to global warming and human activity. His condition seemed to get even worse, he said threatens to collapse The scientific community is concerned. In fact, the consequences will be dire, and you will be born a Great rise in the water.
It is 120 kilometers wide, 600 kilometers long and 3 kilometers deep, the size of the United Kingdom. It’s real mastodons, but it has held up today only thanks to the ice shelf, which is a third of all. This floating part is today weakened, because breaks were detected using satellite and GPS data. the Glaciologists annoyed by”The intersection of cracks and hidden cracks“Which would lead to final collapse. If this happens, the thawing and detachment of the ice can be accelerated.
Catherine Ritz, a glaciologist at the Environmental Geosciences Institute, said,This glacier is truly the Achilles’ heel of West Antarctica‘, from the magazine Science. the Melting this majestic glacier Already responsible for the current rise in sea level and the latter could rise significantly 65 cm In a few centuries. In addition, this glacier retains other glaciers, so its collapse will bring with it many more glaciers, and then the sea level rise will be several meters.
