Climate scientist Alexei Kokorin said that an iceberg will one day break off the “Doomsday glacier” in Antarctica. DEA News.
We’re talking about the collapsing Thwaites Glacier, located in West Antarctica.
“We can say with certainty that it (the iceberg. – socialbites.ca) will break, but we do not know when,” said the expert.
Formerly climatologist Kokorin arguedThe glacial complex in West Antarctica, including the Thwaites Glacier, will melt in the 22nd century, raising the level of the World Ocean by three meters.
Before that, scientists declarationIt was stated that the “Doomsday Glacier” in Antarctica, nicknamed due to the high risk of collapse and the threat to global sea levels, may retreat rapidly in the coming years.
The Thwaites Glacier, which can raise sea levels by several meters, is collapsing along its underwater floor as the planet warms.