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The Thwaites glacier: when a giant melts

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October 21, 2022

Rising sea levels are one of the greatest threats to humanity. How high and fast is closely related to Antarctica where 90% of the Earth's ice is stored. One glacier in particular keeps researchers up at night: Thwaites.

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