Glacier meltdown risks food and water supply of 2 billion people, says UN

Unesco report highlights 'unprecedented' glacier loss driven by climate crisis, threatening ecosystems, agriculture and water sources…

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/20/glacier-meltdown-risks-food-and-water-supply-of-2bn-people-says-un

 

 

Thwaites "doomsday" Glacier disintegrating faster than thought - The Washington Post

He described the consequences of losing Thwaites "existential." According to the United Nations, more than 40 percent of the world's human population lives within 60 miles of the coast — areas that will be hit hard by rising tides…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/09/06/thwaites-doomsday-glacier-antarctica-disintegrating/

Thwaites 'doomsday glacier' is holding on 'by its fingernails,' scientists say - CNN

The Thwaites Glacier, located in West Antarctica, is one of the widest on Earth and is larger than the state of Florida. But it's just a faction of the West Antarctic ice sheet, which holds enough ice to raise sea level by up to 16 feet, according to NASA…

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/05/world/thwaites-doomsday-glacier-sea-level-climate/index.html

There's a Big Hole in the World's Most Important Glacier. Yes, It's a Problem - Mother Jones

Civilization's most important glacier has revealed another worrying surprise to scientists. The Thwaites Glacier, the largest outflow channel of the vulnerable West Antarctic Ice Sheet, now has a gigantic subterranean hole. ....
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2019/02/theres-a-big-hole-in-the-worlds-most-important-glacier-yes-its-a-problem/

Antarctica is melting faster than we knew. Here's what it will take to save it - NBC News

Climate scientist Stephen Rintoul says we have to act soon if we want to protect the southernmost continent. ....
https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/antarctica-melting-faster-we-knew-here-s-what-it-will-ncna884636

One of the scariest effects of climate change might already be happening — and it'd mean our projections are way off - Business Insider

This is the Mertz Glacier in January 2017. Warm waters are pooling underneath Antarctic glaciers in a way that's causing glaciers to melt more rapidly and preventing the formation of cool water beneath Antarctica, according to a new study. This could slow ocean currents and potentially lead to a rapid sea-level rise event known as a pulse. Such an event could be devastating, causing sea levels to rise by more than 10 feet by the end of the century.
http://www.businessinsider.com/antarctic-glacier-melting-could-warm-seas-and-cause-ice-shelf-collapse-2018-4