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The Doomsday Glacier could raise seas twice as much as scientists thought
New modelling of Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica projects up to 30 millimetres of sea level rise by 2100 from this one glacier alone, double the previous estimate, and it happens even without any extra warming.
West Antarctica · October 18, 2026
Photo: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio, Public domain.
The strongest El Nino since 1950 is taking shape in the Pacific
NOAA puts the chance at 83 percent that this El Nino passes every event in records going back to 1950. NASA satellites are tracking sea surface temperatures more than 4 degrees above normal in parts of the eastern Pacific, with the effects expected to run into early 2027.
Washington, United States · October 18, 2026
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