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News Release 18-031
US and UK join forces to understand how quickly a massive Antarctic glacier could collapse
International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration will incorporate other nations' research to time a potential collapse and assess implications for sea level rise, coastal infrastructure
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The surface of the Thwaites Glacier, photographed from a 2017 reconnaissance flight.
Credit: NSF photo
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