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Antarctica’s Thwaites glacier at risk of collapse and may lead to sea levels rising by two feet

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Antarctica’s Thwaites glacier has ‘three guns of warm water’ surrounding it threatening to destroy the ice sheet and raise global sea levels by up to two feet. A team of scientists from Oregon State University made the most of ice free waters in West Antarctica to look under the glacier – which is about the … Read more

Stunning drone footage of the Vatnajökull glacier, which covers nine per cent of Iceland

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Breathtaking drone footage shows the stunning landscape of Europe’s largest glacier, which covers nine per cent of Iceland Stefano Tiozzo filmed a series of unique aerial images of the Vatnajökull glacier in Iceland earlier this year  It is the largest ice cap in Europe by volume and at its deepest point it is 1,000 metres … Read more