Earthquakes are hammering the Doomsday Glacier, raising new fears

Beneath the polar night, Antarctica’s ice giant is trembling. Seismic sensors have recorded a surge of small earthquakes as icebergs crack and crash back into the sea at Thwaites Glacier, often called the “Doomsday Glacier.”

The tremors indicate that Thwaites Glacier, one of the world’s most dangerous glaciers, is becoming less stable. Scientists use these iceberg quakes to assess the glacier’s health, revealing how quickly its edge is breaking apart and how it reacts to warming waters. This increasing stress raises concerns about rising global sea levels.

Researchers in Antarctica have found hundreds of small earthquakes around Thwaites Glacier, linked to icebergs capsizing or colliding. Unlike typical tectonic quakes, these events generate long-wavelength vibrations as ice blocks detach and collide with water and other ice. The frequency of these quakes indicates more frequent and intense fragmenting of the ice front than satellite images show.

Scientists recently reported that the capsizing of icebergs generates long-period seismic signals detectable across the continent. This indicates that glacier disintegration has become a constant hum in the Earth’s crust, with seismic stations in Antarctica showing that calving events are now a nearly continuous background of cracking and overturning ice.

Recent findings have uncovered previously unrecorded iceberg-driven earthquakes, indicating that earlier records missed many events. Thwaites Glacier, known for its vast ice mass and significant role in supporting West Antarctica, affects coastlines worldwide despite its remote location.

Thwaites Glacier contains enough ice to raise global sea levels by over 2 feet if it melts completely. Its position at the edge of the ice sheet acts like a cork, holding back larger volumes of inland ice. Scientists warn that if this cork fails, the rest of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could flow more rapidly into the ocean, leading to significant sea level rise within our lifetimes.

Research from international projects shows that warm ocean water is intruding beneath the glacier’s floating tongue, thinning it and weakening its connection to the seafloor. Findings from the Thwaites collaboration reveal a complex underbelly where ice, rock, and ocean meet, making the glacier vulnerable to rapid retreat once critical thresholds are reached.

The discovery of iceberg-related earthquakes at Thwaites Glacier is transforming my understanding of its timeline. Scientists can now monitor real-time events, such as icebergs rolling over or new blocks crashing into the glacier, instead of relying solely on periodic satellite images. Each seismic pulse indicates a specific physical event.

Recent observations show that the front of the Doomsday Glacier is experiencing an expanding breakup zone. Early January reports indicate that capsizing icebergs are causing new seismic detections with distinct long-period signals. Scientists have used these to identify previously unrecorded events, and regional news outlets in Upper Michigan note that these iceberg-related earthquakes are part of an accelerating trend.

Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier is a growing concern as it melts, prompting climate warnings. A collapse could destabilize the entire ice sheet, raising sea levels by several meters and flooding low-lying megacities. This would displace millions and severely affect coastal infrastructure and freshwater supplies, threatening cities such as New York, Miami, Mumbai, and Shanghai.

These projections highlight a century of rising sea levels that have transformed shorelines. Global sea levels are increasing by several millimeters each year, with about a 20-centimeter rise since 1900, causing more frequent flooding in cities like Miami, Mumbai, and Shanghai. The Thwaites Glacier could add over 2 feet to sea levels, raising concerns for coastal planners and residents from Bangladesh to the Pacific Islands.

Matthew 24:37 But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

Matthew 24:38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,

Matthew 24:39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

Hosea 4:2 By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

Hosea 4:3 Therefore shall the land mourn, and everyone that dwelleth therein shall languish=lose or lack vitality; grow weak or feeble, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.

Luke 21:11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and diseases; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

Luke 21:25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;

Luke 21:28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.

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