New results provide close-up view of melting underneath Thwaites Glacier

• February 15, 2023

New data from an international expedition and underwater robot Icefin beneath the remote Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica

Runaway West Antarctic ice retreat can be slowed by climate-driven changes in ocean temperature

• February 3, 2023

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Research season begins for the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration

• December 13, 2022

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

Learn about Antarctic science with our 2022 Festival!

• November 15, 2022

Thwaites Glacier takes the spotlight on BBC’s blockbuster series Frozen Planet II

• October 12, 2022

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Seafloor images explain Thwaites Glacier retreat

• September 7, 2022

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

ITGC community gathers in Colorado to discuss latest science and fieldwork

• July 4, 2022

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Thwaites and Pine Island Glaciers are losing ice faster than at any time in the past 5000 years

• June 30, 2022

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Thwaites Glacier is under assault from below and losing its grip

• June 7, 2022

ITGC's Ted Scambos describes the program's research on Thwaites Glacier in an article written for The Conversation.

TIME field teams retrieve seismic, GPS, and radar data from Thwaites' eastern shear margin

• May 10, 2022

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