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Warming seas are carving into glacier that could trigger sea level rise
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New research provides a startling look at how warmer oceans, driven by climate change, are gouging the West Antarctic’s Thwaites Glacier
Rising seas threaten ‘mass exodus on a biblical scale’, UN chief warns
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António Guterres calls for urgent action as climate-driven rise brings ‘torrent of trouble’ to almost a billion people
Scientists Get a Close-Up Look Beneath a Troubling Ice Shelf in Antarctica
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A robot lowered through the ice reveals how the Thwaites shelf is melting, which will help forecast its effect on global sea level.
Arctic sea-ice shrinks to near record low extent
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This summer's Arctic sea-ice shrank to its second lowest ever extent in the era of satellite observation.