Antarctica’s Thwaites “Doomsday” Glacier | VOA Connect

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Thwaites Glacier is an unusually broad and vast glacier. Known as the 'Doomsday Glacier,' scientists say it is rapidly melting. Sridhar Anandakrishnan is a glaciologist and professor at Penn State University. He explains the danger of global warming's effect on Thwaites Glacier, with the increased melting from the glacier causing sea level rise across the globe.

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All Comments (21)

@AdrianBoyko 2 months ago

“The sea levels don’t just rise around Antarctica — they rise everywhere.” He mentions this in case somebody watching this video is completely unfamiliar with how water works. 😂
@TennesseeJed 2 months ago

I love how we believe that economy growth will come from the collapse of the human enterprise at this collosal scale.
@Greenpoloboy3 2 months ago

Just heard this is Melting Faster Than Thought
@fotonomad69 2 months ago

We need an appreciation for science & less ignorant doubters thereof.
@altarique123 2 months ago

Beautiful to look at - ANTARCTICA
@mk1st 2 months ago

Waterworld was actually a documentary.
@annadouglas7168 2 months ago

We need to help our earth for the future generations
@aranfedor7418 1 month ago

Amazing video to work on and photograph Thanks VOA !
@brianquigley1940 2 months ago

Makes you realize how stupid war is... sigh.
@Starredlink5 2 months ago

Very interesting really like this documentary.
@johnk4437 2 months ago

Thanks for posting this. I am concerned about the West Antarctic ice sheet as well and between these two glaciers, we could see well over 5 m of ocean level rising in just the next 25 years that not even going to the end of the century.
@inappropriatejohnson 2 months ago

Thank you.
@peachv12 2 months ago

Awesome video, extremely informative for the novice interested in glaciers and global warming.
@jeffreyhusack2400 1 month ago

Save the Glaciers . It took hundreds of thousands of years for these glaciers to be formed. They cannot be destroyed in our lifetime.
@volkerengels5298 2 months ago

He is a layman when he speaks about politics, society, solutions...
@Aashka_The_Mystic 2 months ago

Just read an article that this is melting faster than expected!
@John-uv7zp 2 months ago

Looks like we need to figure out a way to use sea water as drinking water and other uses rapidly even if we stop using cars and planes and everything else nothing is going to stop this planets natural cycle so times are changing
@visnuexe 1 month ago

You forget methane as a green house gas, impacting our climate. Though in volume it is less, and accumulated for a shorter time methane is 25 times more dense.
@niningsetia4213 1 month ago

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@tokegyi02 2 months ago

so much thanks about north pole