The calving front of Thwaites’ ice shelf. The blue area is light reflecting off ice below the water. James Yungel / NASA Icebridge Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier got its nickname the “Doomsday Glacier” for its potential to flood coastlines around the world if it...
The octopus Pareledone turqueti is only about 15 centimetres in size, not including the arms, and is found throughout the Southern Ocean. It lives at depths of up to 1,000 meters and feeds on amphipods, bristle worms and other small invertebrates. (Photo: AWI/MARUM;...
Thwaites Glacier is part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Its ice shelf is one of the fastest melting. Like those of the other glaciers in West Antarctica, it extends into the Amundsen Sea. (Photo: David Vaughan) The West Antarctic Ice Sheet will melt faster and...
The Thwaites Glacier (pictured here) and the Pine Island Glacier are considered the “underbelly” of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet because they are highly susceptible to rapid ice loss. Photo: David Vaughan The two “problem children” of West...
