The scientists have for the first time, discovered warm water underneath the Thwaites Glacier, which earned the nickname Doomsday Glacier for being Antarctica’s fastest melting glaciers. Measuring 74000 sq mi, this glacier is estimated to be the size of Florida in the United States of America.
Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020
Climate change is fast impacting the living beings on the land and ocean alike. Due to the unprecedented increase in global warming levels, the glaciers are melting at a higher rate than ever. No wonder, the sea levels are rising, and more coastal areas are becoming prone to the devastating effects of this unnatural phenomenon.