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The ‘Doomsday Glacier' is melting faster than scientists thought

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The ‘Doomsday Glacier' is melting faster than scientists thought

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Miles of seawater are flowing under Thwaites Glacier, undermining an Antarctic ice sheet and threatening rapid sea level rise.

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