Global ice-cliff survey tests disputed theory behind projections of accelerated sea level rise

October 13, 2026 · 9:50 pm 2 sources

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• Thwaites Glacier could contribute twice as much sea-level rise as previously projected
  Phys.org · October 13, 2026 21:50
  A new ice sheet model developed by glaciologists at the University of California, Irvine and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory projects that the melting of Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica will contribute up to 30 millimeters (1.2 inches) of sea level rise by 2100—twice previous estimates—even…
• Global ice-cliff survey tests disputed theory behind projections of accelerated sea level rise
  Phys.org · October 15, 2026 18:00
  A new study led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) provides the most comprehensive observational analysis yet of the towering ice cliffs that fringe Earth's ice sheets, giving scientists new evidence to evaluate a long-debated process that could influence future sea level rise.…