This is what happens when land based glaciers like Hektoria lose the support and protection of sea ice
Likewise Thwaites glacier is rapidly losing support of its land based sea ice
Thwaites glacier holds enough ice to directly raise global sea levels by about 65 centimeters (2 feet)
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Deniers thought it would take thousands of years
Antarctic glacier collapses at record speed as Hektoria retreats 15 miles in just 15 months
Warming conditions and ocean-driven instability turned the glacier from stable to rapidly unraveling almost overnight
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Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier collapsed with shocking speed, retreating 15 miles in only 15 months and setting a modern record for grounded ice loss. Scientists say warming conditions and ocean-driven...
