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Scientists explore Thwaites, Antarctica's 'doomsday' glacier

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Thirty-two scientists on Thursday are starting a more than two-month mission aboard an American research ship. The mission is to investigate the crucial area where the massive but melting Thwaites glacier faces the Amundsen Sea. Because of its importance, the United States and the United Kingdom are in the midst of a joint $50 million mission to study the glacier.

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CTV News

Scientists explore Thwaites, Antarctica's 'doomsday' glacier

A team of scientists are sailing to 'the place in the world that's the hardest to get to' so they can better figure out how much and how fast seas will rise because of global warming eating away at Antarctica's ice.

2 years ago·Canada

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The Independent

Ice shelf holding Antarctica’s Doomsday glacier ‘won’t last long’, scientists warn

Collapse of enormous Thwaites Glacier, the size of Britain, would raise sea levels at least two feet

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Scientists explore Thwaites, Antarctica's 'doomsday' glacier

A team of scientists are sailing to “the place in the world that’s the hardest to get to” so they can better figure out how much and how fast seas will rise because of global warming eating away at Antarctica’s ice.

2 years ago·United States

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USA Today

Scientists explore Antarctica’s ‘doomsday’ glacier

A team of scientists are sailing to "the place in the world that's the hardest to get to" so they can better figure out how much and how fast seas will rise because of global warming eating away at Antarctica's ice. (Jan. 6)

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

Scientists explore Thwaites, Antarctica's 'doomsday' glacier

Ice scientists say they worry most about the Thwaites glacier in Antarctica and how much the melting ice shelf can add to already rising seas

2 years ago·United States

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Irish Independent

Scientists begin mission to explore Antarctica’s ‘doomsday’ glacier

A team of scientists are sailing to “the place in the world that’s the hardest to get to” so they can better understand how much and how fast seas will rise because of global warming eating away at Antarctica’s ice.

2 years ago·Ireland

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