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Unveiling new details into Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier", scientists have revealed that the Thwaites Glacier has been losing ice since the 1940s. The insights into the melting of the glacier are crucial as it can have a potentially catastrophic impact on sea levels. The findings were published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researchers, utilising marine sediment cores, unearthed evidence suggesting a significant retreat commenced in the 1940s, likely catalyzed by an intense El Nino event.

Scientists have looked back in time to reconstruct the past life of Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier" — nickn...

Researchers found evidence suggesting that glacier's retreat likely triggered by an intense El Nino event

The collapse of the 'Doomsday Glacier' could lead to catastrophic sea level rise, and now scientists say they've gained alarming insight into the fate of the rapidly melting glacier.

They discover when the Thwaites glacier at the end of the world began to melt. They suggest that the ThWaites Glacier has recorded a significant retreat since the 1940s. The retreat of these glaciers was probably initiated by an extreme climate pattern from the periodic natural phenomenon known as El Niño that warmed West Antarctica. Once the system becomes unbalanced, the retreat continues, say the authors of the study. They highlight "a vital role in regulating the stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and therefore, in global sea level rise"