Earth Itself Warming 'Doomsday Glacier' on Top of Climate Change, Causing Massive Melting

Climate change isn’t the only factor melting the Thwaites Glacier, according to a new study from the Earth Communications and Environment journal. Rather, the Earth itself may also be warming the massive block of Antarctic ice, which is colloquially known as the "Doomsday Glacier."

According to the study, the crust beneath west Antarctica is between 10 to 15 miles or 17 to 25 kilometers thick compared with around 25 miles or 40 kilometers in the East and this means that substantially more heat from below can access the West than can access the East.

The researchers found that a geothermal heat flow of up to 150 milliwatts per square meter can occur beneath Thwaites Glacier, according to the study’s lead author.

SOURCES: NASA, Agence France Presse, Polar Portal, Nature, Deutsche Welle, NASA, The Guardian, Science Advances, Communications, Earth and Environment journal, Alfred Wegener Institute, Science Magazine, Science Alert, Oceanographic Magazine, Live Science, Business Insider

[brucewatkins]

It's not the end of the world...just the inhabitants..🌐

[orangcountydred]

Wow I asked myself 2 years ago if the heat could be coming from below for all this ice to melt so fast, guess I got my answer

[gameguy]

"SO long & thanks for all the fish."

[leomesspidey]

in my place it's already feels like doomsday

[nolabigeasy]

I bet all those nukes they continue to test plays a big major part in all this.

[JD-jsbp]

Fill a glass of ice with water, when the ice melts the water does not overflow the glass! THINK ABOUT IT!

[Sion_leonheart]

Welp I just accept that I'm not dying of old age

[Australiantourforyourdog]

I worked in the middle of Australia in an open cut mine, at 700m (2100feet+/-) down there was a band of shale, can only be made by creatures from the sea, along with about 7 other bands showing fully submerged at one time.. 🌄🌅🤠🇦🇺🐾🦘🐨

[RavenousFallen]

Time to buy real estate in Antarctica while it's cheap.

[garystorm]

Please share the Love of the Son of God, He spoke Truth Forever. Please write His Words in your Heart, and share them. Please Forgive, and Pray for everyone. Immanuel, God with us....

[asvet]

Awesome, finally a channel that says what's actually happening. The earth is heating and causing pressure which helps create earthquakes and volcanoe activity. The sun is a major player.

[DL_Hiroshi]

Bro don’t worry I’ll turn myself into a robot and live on mars

[youngo.k]

I love how world is dying but it’s raining in the desert

[alangardner]

Has the earth's crust suddenly become thinner under West Antarctica?
If not the same amount of heat has been warming the land underneath the glaciers for many millions of years. It has not suddenly changed.

[justinreedflynn]

Instead of arguing about how, if & why global warming is happening we should be discussing ways to adjust to it.

[oliverlaw]

Earth is due a mini ice age before this.

[DavidVanHelden]

When will this madness end ? ..when they shut down YouTube and everybody goes back to a normal life ...that's when ...

[mikebar]

Well rock does retain heat so it makes perfect sense

[tedebayer]

bet those flat earther wished it was a ball now, Antarctic ice will melt and all the water will fall off the edge

[AlgoNudger]

Get prepared and buckle up! The mother earth is dying. 🔥🔥🔥