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Don’t even think about hiking on a glacier without a guide

Glaciers are magnificent natural structures, dense sheets of ice that can stretch for miles and be a few yards to thousands of feet thick. It’s no wonder many adventurous travelers put hiking one high on their bucket list. But while glaciers may seem like stable, non-threatening slabs of solid terrain perfect for exploration, they can […]

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‘Doomsday’ Antarctic glacier melting faster than expected, fueling calls for geoengineering

A diagram shows one way the curtains could prevent warm seawater from reaching the terminus of the glacier. Credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/d41586-024-00119-3 New studies about the Thwaites Glacier, also called the “Doomsday Glacier,” have sparked a conversation about geoengineering as a climate change solution. One study published in May and led by University of […]