What happens if the Thwaites Glacier melts? How long will it take Thwaites Glacier to melt?

Thwaits Glacier is an unusually broad and vast Antarctic glacier flowing into Pine Island Bay, part of the Amundsen Sea, east of Mount Murphy, on the Walgreen Coast of Marie Byrd Land.

Its surface speeds exceed 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) per year near its grounding line. Its fastest-flowing grounded ice is centred between 50 and 100 kilometres (31 and 62 miles) east of Mount Murphy.

What happens if the Thwaites Glacier melts?

Antarctica’s melting Doomsday glacier could raise sea levels by 10 feet, scientists say. The loss of the Thwaites glacier could destabilise western Antarctica.

In December, researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder predicted that Thwaites will last only a few more years before it collapses.

How long will it take Thwaites Glacier to melt?

Thwaites Glacier, one of Antarctica’s largest, equal to about the size of Florida, accounts for only around 5% of Antarctica’s contributions to the world’s sea-level changes. Previously studies suggested that the ice shelf might collapse into the ocean as soon as 2031.