Antarctica's melting 'Doomsday glacier' could raise sea levels by 10 feet, scientists say - WEIS

Andrew Merry/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- One of Antarctica's most important glaciers is holding on "by its fingernails" as warming temperatures around the globe threaten to cause further deterioration, which could then destabilize the glaciers in the entire region. The Thwaites glacier, located in the Amundsen Sea in western Antarctica, is among the fastest-changing glaciers in

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