Big News Doomsday Glacier Is Melting Faster Than Anticipated

Let us tell you that Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica, is also often called "Doomsday Glacier".

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Let us tell you that researchers say that Thwaites Glacier may melt twice as fast as expected.

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It has been announced this week that a large glacier in Antarctica is melting at a faster rate than ever before.

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There is a great danger from this retreating glacier

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You will be surprised to know that in the last 200 years, as much as 1.3 miles per year have melted in a period of about six months.

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Let us tell you that this is twice as fast as the rate recorded between 2011 and 2019.

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Let us tell you that the researchers said that the rapid retreat of the glacier is a serious threat to the future.

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