The collapse of the Thwaites glacier in West Antarctica, known as the "Doomsday Glacier," poses a threat to six countries, reports the Daily Express. "The Doomsday Glacier contains enough ice to raise sea levels by more than two feet if it were to melt completely. The loss of the Thwaites glacier could cause a catastrophic collapse in several regions, threatening to raise sea levels by three meters or more," the report states. The United Kingdom, the Netherlands, the US, Bangladesh, Tuvalu, and the Maldives will be affected the most, the article clarifies. In 2024, the scientific journal Nature published a study stating that the Thwaites glacier is melting rapidly due to rising sea temperatures. If it and the neighboring glaciers melt, the global sea level could rise by three meters. Last week, Robert Larter, a marine geophysicist at the British Antarctic Survey, estimated that the ice shelf barrier could collapse as early as this year!
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