![\"thwaites](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thwaites-glacier-doomsday-glacier-credit-NASAJames-Yungel-cc-by-nc-2-1024x575.jpg\")
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The Thwaites Glacier, also known as the Doomsday Glacier, is melting at an accelerating rate, raising concerns about global sea levels. Credit: \u00a0NASA\/James Yungel<\/a> \/ CC BY-NC 2.0<\/p>\n Researchers have found that Antarctica\u2019s Thwaites Glacier, often called the \u201cDoomsday <\/a>Glacier,\u201d is melting at an accelerating rate, threatening to significantly raise global sea levels. Using ice-breaking ships and the underwater robot Icefin, scientists from the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration (ITGC) warn that the glacier\u2019s melt may be irreversible.<\/p>\n Alarming new findings on Doomsday Glacier<\/p>\n Since 2018, international scientists have been studying Thwaites Glacier to assess its potential for full-scale collapse. Recent research highlight the gravity of the situation.<\/p>\n \u201cOur findings indicate it is set to retreat further and faster,\u201d said Rob Larter, a marine geophysicist with the British Antarctic Survey. The team\u2019s research, which included satellite and GPS data, revealed that seawater is moving more than six miles beneath the glacier, intensifying its melting.<\/p>\n Historical insights and future projections<\/p>\n The study also uncovered that Thwaites Glacier\u2019s retreat began in the 1940s, likely triggered by a powerful El Ni\u00f1o <\/a>event. This was determined through analysis of marine sediment cores led by University of Houston professor Julia Wellner and her team.<\/p>\n Icefin\u2019s underwater images provided a closer look at how warm ocean <\/a>water funnels through deep cracks and ice formations, accelerating the glacier\u2019s melt.<\/p>\n