What happens when  ‘Doomsday Glacier'  disintegrates?

What happens when ‘Doomsday Glacier' disintegrates?

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Many climate change campaigners say the "doomsday" represented by the moniker "Doomsday Glacier" may be arriving soon

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What we now know: New research analysed seafloor ridges. These rib- like structures show how the sea pushed the glacier for millennia

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This differs from prior data acquired from satellite maps of the glacier as it edges toward a complete (or near total) collapse into the ocean.

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This glacier's collapse seems inevitable, and the ramifications are serious. According to the

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International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration, 4% of climate change- caused

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sea-level rise so far occurred from Thwaites, and a sudden catastrophic collapse would increase sea levels 25

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inches higher. "Scientists want to know how rapidly this may happen,” Athena Dinar said.

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Southern Louisiana and Mississippi would be devastated. Manhattan would just be sprayed, despite flood

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threat in Hudson Yards. Los Angeles would be spared, save for Venice Beach.

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