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