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Major expedition targets Thwaites Glacier

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BBC News

Publication Date
2019-01-29

The US icebreaker Nathaniel B Palmer leaves Punta Arenas in Chile on Tuesday to begin an expedition to Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier. The huge ice stream in West Antarctica is currently melting, and scientists want to understand its likely future contribution to sea-level rise.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47030057