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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Seth Borenstein

BIZARRE: Skinny robot documents forces eroding doomsday glacier | Mind Blowing Facts

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The rapid retreat of Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica - also known as the “Doomsday Glacier” - may be driven by different processes under its floating ice shelf than researchers previously understood.

A new study provides a close-up view of melting underneath the glacier using data from an international expedition and underwater robot Icefin.

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