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Experts Warn Thwaites Glacier Collapse Could Flood Coastal Cities

11/25/2025

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Experts warn that the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica could collapse within the next decade, potentially raising sea levels by 1–2 meters.
A new study shows underwater storms accelerate destabilization by pulling in warm currents, increasing melting and fractures.
Since the 1980s, the glacier in Antarctica has lost more than 600 billion tonnes of ice.
A collapse would threaten major cities such as London and New York and submerge low-lying islands.

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Experts warn that the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica could collapse within the next decade, potentially raising sea levels by 1–2 meters.
A new study shows underwater storms accelerate destabilization by pulling in warm currents, increasing melting and fractures.
Since the 1980s, the glacier in Antarctica has lost more than 600 billion tonnes of ice.
A collapse would threaten major cities such as London and New York and submerge low-lying islands.