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Research season begins for the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration
Nearly 60 scientists and support staff are on their way to Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica as part of the ambitious international effort to understand the glacier and surrounding ocean system to determine its future contributions to global sea-level rise. Read More
Seafloor images explain Thwaites Glacier retreat
New high resolution images of the seafloor in West Antarctica show past retreat of Thwaites Glacier. They reveal that at times in its past, retreat of the massive Thwaites Glacier was even quicker than it is today, heightening concerns for its future. Read More
Report on IDEA Activities - 2021
Commitment was expressed in early project meetings for building a community that encompassed the IDEA goals; these found new energy through the 2020 formation of the IDEA Council (formerly known as JEDI). Read More
Thwaites Glacier is under assault from below and losing its grip
ITGC's Ted Scambos describes the program's research on Thwaites Glacier in an article written for The Conversation.
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TIME field teams retrieve seismic, GPS, and radar data from Thwaites' eastern shear margin
There was a whole lot of digging during this Antarctic summer season (2021-22) at the Eastern Shear Margin (ESM) of Thwaites Glacier by ten intrepid International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration (ITGC) scientists and mountaineers. Read More
Celebrating International Women’s Day on 8 March 2022
International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on 8 March. This year’s theme is #BreaktheBias
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