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Scientists are using satellite data to track fractures in Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier - before its collapse triggers major ...
Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica has been called the 'Doomsday Glacier' due to the catastrophic impact it could have on the ...
The 'Doomsday Glacier' in West Antarctica is one of the largest and most unstable in the world - and could flood major cities ...
In the past century, scientists have observed more rockfalls and avalanches in the Alps, a looming threat to nearby villages.
Scientists aren’t too optimistic and have said there’s a 'grim outlook' if the glacier melts, plunging parts of the world underwater and affecting millions of people.
I'm taking questions from the Answerphiles on Patreon. From questions about privacy to quantum physics to cosmology to the Antarctic Thwaites glacier that could doom us all, here's the quick and dirty ...
The researchers’ AI flagged more than 7,000 landslides within just three hours following an earthquake last year.View on ...
The main takeaway from the Birch Glacier collapse, Huss says, is that “unexpected things happen.” “If you ask me, like three weeks ago, nobody would have guessed that the whole village is ...
The aftermath of the Birch Glacier collapse is visible in Blatten, Switzerland, June 11, 2025. Credit: AP “This is a situation we are seeing more and more often on our glaciers: That the ice is ...
Swiss insurers on Tuesday put the damage caused by last month’s glacier collapse, which largely destroyed the Alpine village of Blatten, at 320 million Swiss francs ($393 million).
The aftermath of the Birch Glacier collapse is visible in Blatten, Switzerland, June 11, 2025. Matthias Schrader ...