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Scientists want $50 billion Hail Mary to build 62-mile-long bulkheads around ‘Doomsday Glacier’

Although Thwaites Glacier is the largest glacier in the world, it loses large amounts of ice every year.NASA Geoengineers plan to test giant underwater curtains that could slow catastrophic glacial melting. Thwaites, also known as the “doomsday glacier,” has lost over 1,000 billion tonnes of ice since 2000. If Thwaites collapsed completely, global sea levels… Read More »

Ten years ago, scientists discovered a surprising cooling trend in the glaciers on Mount Everest. They think they now know what causes it.

Research shows that strong winds blowing from the summit cause mountains such as Mount Everest to cool during the warmer months. miljko/Getty Images Ten years ago, climate scientists observed a strange cooling trend in Himalayan glaciers. They now think this trend may be the result of an intensification of winds that can reach speeds of… Read More »