16 September
16 September · 20:24 UTC
“The glacier itself contains enough ice to raise sea levels by more than 60 centimetres. But it also acts as a buffer, holding back a large part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. If that is released, it will raise sea levels by several metres.” Staggering how much ice is there. And staggering how close to total catastrophe we are, and we’re so relaxed.
Nick Dee shared a link.