Much of Thwaites Glacier - Antarctica's Largest - could be gone by 23rd century, experts warn
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A massive ice sheet in Antarctica - equal to the size of Great Britain - could be all but lost by the 23rd century, experts warn.
The Thwaites Glacier is one of the largest and fastest-moving in the world. Along with the wider region - the Amundsen Sea Embayment - it accounts for 8% of the current rate of global sea level rise, at 4.6mm a year.
With this prediction, there's a wide berth on it's timescale. Things do melt.

Much of Thwaites Glacier - Antarctica's largest - could be gone by 23rd century, experts warn
If the Thwaites Glacier melted entirely, experts said it would raise sea levels by 3.3 metres, enough to put Westminster, Battersea and Canary Wharf underwater.
A massive ice sheet in Antarctica - equal to the size of Great Britain - could be all but lost by the 23rd century, experts warn.
The Thwaites Glacier is one of the largest and fastest-moving in the world. Along with the wider region - the Amundsen Sea Embayment - it accounts for 8% of the current rate of global sea level rise, at 4.6mm a year.
With this prediction, there's a wide berth on it's timescale. Things do melt.