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About Thwaites Glacier


Thwaites Glacier, sometimes referred to as the Doomsday Glacier, is an unusually broad and fast Antarctic glacier flowing into the Pine Island Bay, part of the Amundsen Sea, east of Mount Murphy, on the Walgreen Coast of Marie Byrd Land. Its surface speeds exceed 2 kilometres per year near its grounding line.

Learn how an Igloo in the Antarctic

Apr 18,2020 8:05 pm

the glaciologists have Thwaites described glacier as the "most important" glaciers in The World , the "riskiest" of the glacier, also the "doomsday" glacier.

scientists from the UK and the USA, studying the glaciers and the changes as part of The International Thwaites Glacier 's cooperation.

The Bbc 's chief environment correspondent Justin Rowlatt visited The Project .

During his trip, he also learned How To make a Igloo .



Source of news: bbc.com

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