Scientists have issued a worrying update on the dangerous ‘doomsday’ glacier in Antarctica

If the huge amount of ice melted completely, it would cause sea levels to rise by one meter, which would have catastrophic consequences.

Scary news about him planetScientists have presented a new update on the so-called “Doomsday ices”, which shrinks significantly.

Thwaites Glacier is located West Antarcticaapproximately h in size Great BritainIt could affect sea levels around the world if it melts.

Unfortunately, one New study The researchers focused on the warm, salty seawater beneath the glacier, which could be pushing the glacier to melt at a faster rate than previously expected.

The new study was published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and was authored by climate scientists at the University of California, Irvine.

According to them, data obtained by the Finnish commercial satellite ICEYE indicate the need to reconsider global sea level predictions.

In fact, if this glacier disappeared completely, It would stop acting as a barrier in Antarctica and cause sea levels to rise by about 3 metres.

Eric Renaut is a professor at the University of California, Irvine and co-author of the study. He told CNN: “In the past, we only had sparse data to look at this phenomenon. In this new data set, we have strong observations of what’s going on.

He added: “Large-scale and widespread seawater intrusion will increase projections of sea level rise in Antarctica.”