LONDON - Scientists say a critical ice shelf in Antarctica could break apart within the next three to five years, leading to large sea-level rises.
Satellite images presented at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union suggest the ice keeping together the Thwaites glacier in western Antarctica could soon shatter.
The glacier is known as the “Doomsday glacier” because if it collapsed, it could raise sea levels by several feet, inundating coastal communities and low-lying island nations.
