A High-Resolution Map of the Thwaites Glacier's Thinning Ice Shelf (IMAGE)

U.S. National Science Foundation

A High-Resolution Map of the Thwaites Glacier's Thinning Ice Shelf

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A high-resolution map of the Thwaites Glacier's thinning ice shelf. The glacier now appears to be in the early stages of collapse, with full collapse potentially occurring within a few centuries.

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David Shean / University of Washington

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