'Doomsday glacier,' Antarctica's melting 'Thwaites glacier' could raise sea levels by 10 feet

'Doomsday glacier,' Antarctica's melting 'Thwaites glacier' could raise sea levels by 10 feet
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One of Antarctica's most important glaciers is holding on "by its fingernails" as warming temperatures around the globe threaten to cause further deterioration, which could then destabilize the glaciers in the entire region.
The Thwaites glacier, located in the Amundsen Sea in western Antarctica, is among the fastest-changing glaciers in the region, according to scientists. Along with Pine Island, also located in the Amundsen Sea, the two structures are responsible for the largest contribution of sea level rise out of Antarctica.