In a remote location in Antarctica there is an immense block of ice that keeps scientists and researchers on the environment of our planet on alert. They nickname him as Doomsday Glacier and its behavior, if not stopped, could alter life on the planet to the very end. about to restructure its geography.
the website of Snail Radio reviews that the Doomsday Glacier, scientifically called Thwaites Glacier, is one of the largest expanses of ice on the entire Earth.
It is located in a town at the South Pole called Pine Island Bay and, according to a group of NASA experts, it is melting much faster than normal.
They specify that the acceleration level is the fastest recorded in the last 5,500 years, approximately. How big is it? Estimates from NASA satellites determine that it has about 170,312 square kilometers; comparable to the state of Florida.
#ANTARCTICA | A large platform of the Thwaites Glacier, known as the “Doomsday” Glacier, located near the Southwest of the Chilean Antarctic territory, could collapse within the next 5 years and raise the ocean level to + 1/2 meter.pic.twitter.com/yc9d1FzW3t
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Can it generate a catastrophe?
If it were to melt completely, it would not end human life. However, its ability to increase sea levels is so great that it would change much of what we know as global geography.
The distribution of the maps would be different, pointing mainly to areas near the coasts, according to a study by the University of Bristol. Through a Artificial intelligence They measured the damage it would cause as the Glacier melts due to climate changes the planet is undergoing.
It is not that it would inundate the coastal areas. If not, it would be capable of generating cracks in these regions, causing the birth of new islands.
In terms of mathematical calculations, the melting of the Thwaites Glacier would increase the sea level by about 3 meters.
If the melting continues at the current rate, the so-called “Doomsday Glacier” could break within 3 years and cause an alarming rise in sea level, experts estimate.
Researchers say the glacier, the size of England, is melting faster than expected. pic.twitter.com/7YGl4v0lkW
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