The largest glacier in the world is melting, what effect will it have on the sea?

oganilir.co – Conclusions of several scientists, a glacier The biggest in the world, Thwaites, is melting at a very fast rate. For your information, the Thwaites Glacier stretches for 120 kilometers. In some places, the thickness of the ice reaches more than 2,000 meters. This glacier, located in Antarctica, at the South Pole, is a major element of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.

Expert who are members of the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration (ITGC) have published the results of the findings. If so Glacier the muscle melted completely, sea ​​level worldwide, it could rise 3 meters, as reported by the Associated Press, Friday (20/9/2024).

Currently, the amount of ice melting and flowing into the sea from Thwaites and nearby glaciers has more than doubled compared to the mid-1990s to the 2010s. This region now accounts for 8 percent of the current global sea level rise, which is 4.6 millimeters per year.

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The findings suggest that the Thwaites Glacier, along with most of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, could disappear by the 23rd century, as well as the 2200s. “What we found is that Thwaites Glacier is a big threat to sea level rise, but maybe not in the near future,” said Ted Scambos, one of the researchers at the University of Colorado.

However, Scambos said the melting of glaciers remains a major threat at the end of this century, and especially in the next century. “We have discovered a number of processes that have a significant impact on the way we model the destruction of this large area of ​​Antarctica. worry more soon,” said Scambos.

With the help of technology technologies, such as underwater robots and updated ice flow and fracture modeling techniques, scientists have gained new insights into the processes taking place there. “To explore these places, it is necessary technology new,” said Kiya Riverman, a glaciologist at the University of Portland.

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Although such technology has improved the accuracy of predictive computer models, much remains unknown about the future of Thwaites Glacier. “I think we know more about Mars than we do about these remote corners of Antarctica,” said Riverman.

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