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Thwaites: Antarctic glacier headed for dramatic change

Thwaites: Antarctic glacier headed for dramatic change

At the moment, the eastern shelf has a width approximately 40km and moves forward at 600m per year. The next change in status will likely see an ice speed increase to approximately 2 km per year. This is the same velocity as the current velocity in the 80km-wide western section.

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