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**Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier” Could Raise Sea Levels Twice As Much as Scientists Feared**

By University of California Irvine - Published on 25 October 2026

Even without further warming, Thwaites Glacier could contribute twice as much to sea level rise by 2100 as previously estimated, according to a revised ice sheet model. Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica has been retreating and thinning rapidly, while satellites show substantial acceleration in its ice flow. Traditional ice sheet models have depicted slower movement, [...]

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