'Doomsday’ ice shelf from glacier the size of Britain BREAKING apart

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Antarctica's Thwaites glacier, widely known as the "doomsday glacier," stands on the brink of a significant transformation as its eastern ice shelf prepares to detach.Scientists at the British Antarctic Survey have taken the unusual step of drafting a press release in advance to announce the shelf's eventual collapse."Its final demise could happen suddenly, and to avoid being caught on the hop, we have already prepared an 'obituary' press release," says Rob Larter, of the British Antarctic Survey.The glacier, roughly equivalent in size to Britain, currently contributes four per cent of global sea level rise.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Its potential collapse threatens to trigger a chain reaction throughout the West Antarctic ice sheet, which could ultimately push sea levels up by 3.3 metres worldwide.Satellite imagery reveals the ice shelf is fragmenting at an alarming pace, with vast sections disintegrating rapidly."Suddenly, large areas are just falling to pieces," says...

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