THE DOOMSDAY GLACIER

Roughly Florida in size, Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier currently accounts for about 4 percent of global sea level rise, holding enough ice to raise the world ocean a little over 2 feet. It backstops neighboring glaciers able to add another 8 feet if all the ice were lost and putting many coastal cities underwater.

I hope I haven’t ruined your day. You’ll feel better if you make the calls recommended in the previous NOT JUST A LOCAL ISSUE post.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190201133102.htm
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/29/climate/thwaites-glacier-melting-antarctica.html