Scientists say a critical ice shelf attached to Antarctica's "doomsday glacier" is shattering "rapidly" and on the verge of collapse. When that occurs, they warn, it could raise sea levels around the world. https://cbsn.ws/320jBtR | CBS News

Thwaites Glacier, also known as the Doomsday Glacier, located in West Antarctica, is the most consequential tipping point, when it comes to sea-level rise. When this massive ice sheet melts, the earth’s seas are predicted to rise by at least two feet. But perhaps the greater concern is what will happen to the surrounding ice once Thwaites is no longer there to stabilize the region around it. Many scientists predict that, were this system to completely collapse, we would actually see around 6 fee

“A glacier equation”: NYU professor David Holland is on the so-called Doomsday Glacier collecting data for a sea-level forecast. The melting of Thwaites Glacier could transform the global coastline. | Bloomberg Originals

The doomsday glacier is melting faster than previously thought. | Hashem Al-Ghaili