Shola Lawal | The Seattle Times

A photo provided by NASA shows the Thwaites Glacier, which helps to keep the much larger West Antarctic Ice Shelf stable. Scientists in Antarctica have recorded, for the first time, unusually warm water beneath the Thwaites glacier. (NASA/OIB/Jeremy Harbeck via The New York Times) **EDITORIAL USE ONLY** XNYT65

January 29, 2020 at 8:42 pm

Temperatures at a Florida-Size Glacier in Antarctica Alarm Scientists

Scientists have recorded water temperatures at the base of the Thwaites Glacier of more than 2 degrees Celsius, or 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit, above the normal freezing...

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