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Melting glaciers mean an uncertain future for Europe’s rivers
Europe is warming faster than any continent. That’s speeding up glacial melt, which is already threatening Europe’s largest rivers.
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New research on Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier could reshape sea-level rise predictions
At 80 miles across, Thwaites is the world’s widest glacier. It has been nicknamed the “Doomsday Glacier” for the catastrophic effects its thawing could have on global sea-level rise.
