The Thwaites Glacier is one of many bodies of ice that are melting, but this massive, Antarctic glacier is uniquely important when it comes to sea level rise. “We’re talking a ...

“Atmospheric rivers” are bringing rain to the frozen slopes of the West Antarctic ice sheet, hitting the ice shelves that ...

The data indicates that the Thwaites Glacier and much of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could be lost entirely by the 23rd century. Worryingly, if it collapses entirely, the experts say global sea ...

"The finding that both Thwaites Glacier and Pine Island Glacier share a common history of thinning and retreat corroborates the view that ice loss in the Amundsen Sea sector of the West Antarctic ...

Thwaites glacier, on the west of Antarctica, is a remote place, around 1000 miles from US and UK research stations. “Even by Antarctic standards it’s a long way to go,” says David Vaughan at ...

Nearly 100 scientists and support staff departed this week for the most ambitious mission to date for Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica. In the second year of the International Thwaites Glacier ...

Analysis of the geology below the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica shows there is less sedimentary rock than expected – a finding that could affect how the ice slides into the ocean in the ...

Research Interests: Thwaites Glacier, surface mass balance, extreme snowfall events, Antarctic atmospheric rivers I research the impacts of snowfall and extreme precipitation events on the surface ...

Recent findings suggest Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier is melting at a faster rate than previously believed, posing significant concerns for sea-level-rise projections. Utilizing observations from ...

Teams of scientists and support staff with the International Thwaites ... glacier is extremely remote; the study sites on the glacier are more than 1,600 kilometers away from both the British ...