"Big changes to #Antarctic sea ice will have a profound effect on other parts of the planet. In addition to protecting the exposed edges of Antarctica’s continental ice shelves from waves, the formation of sea ice acts as an engine for ocean currents and influences weather patterns in the Southern Hemisphere, the researchers said."
"A team of glaciologists led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine used high-resolution satellite radar data to find evidence of the intrusion of warm, high-pressure seawater many kilometers beneath the grounded ice of West Antarctica's #Thwaites Glacier."
Vital Signs of Thwaites, the "Doomsday Glacier" Episode #1. (Climate Change Education)
Dr. Richard and Dr. Karen Alley take vital signs of Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica to see if it is deserving of the "Doomsday Glacier" nickname. #Glaciers#Antarctic#Thwaiteshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHgSCCQrttI
"...#Antarctica’s climate is changing. Record-breaking stored heat is melting ice shelves from underneath, setting off a chain reaction.
Without the buttressing of the ice shelves, glaciers flow faster to the sea. In West Antarctica, the #Thwaites “doomsday glacier” is melting faster than predicted.
In East Antarctica, lesser-known ice shelves have collapsed and glaciers are shrinking, adding to sea-level rise."