Thwaites Glacier is roughly equidistant between the UK’s Rothera Research Station and the US McMurdo Research Station. The Thwaites region of West Antarctica is due south of the western US, …

Between 2018 and 2025 UK and US scientists collaborated to investigate one of the most unstable glaciers in Antarctica, the Thwaites Glacier, roughly the same size as Florida or Britain. Learn more …

Sep 20, 2024 · The colossal Thwaites, at roughly 120 km across, is the widest glacier on the planet. It is also a keystone of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, much of which sits on a bed below sea level and …

Dec 2, 2024 · Nearly 60 scientists and support staff are on their way to Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica as part of the ambitious international effort to understand the glacier and surrounding ocean system to …

Dec 11, 2024 · The Thwaites Glacier currently contributes about 4% of global sea-level rise. It holds enough ice to raise sea levels by over two feet (0.65 metres) if it fully melts. Due to its unstable …

For nearly two decades, satellite data have shown that Thwaites Glacier and the region around it are areas of rapid change and substantial ice loss. Thwaites is both very large and flows very rapidly …

This effort aims to study and predict how Thwaites Glacier will contribute to global sea-level rise, potentially severely affecting coastal communities around the world, from Bangladesh and Pacific …

Dec 11, 2024 · A recent study by a team of researchers from the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration (ITGC) has found that the Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf – the last floating extension of …

Thwaites Glacier is the widest glacier on Earth, at ~120 km (~80 miles) wide. Its fastest flowing grounded ice is centred between 50 and 100 km (31 and 62 mi) east of Mount Murphy on the north …

Apr 16, 2024 · The UK-US-led International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration (ITGC) is studying this rapidly changing glacier, the collapse of which could significantly affect global sea levels.