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The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle (talk) 03:02, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

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Thwaites Glacier

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Thwaites Glacier
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  • ... that Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is expected to add 65 cm (25+1⁄2 in) to the global sea levels over the upcoming centuries? Source: [1]
    • ALT1: ... that when icebergs split from the Thwaites Glacier, seismologists can detect shockwaves at ranges up to 1,600 km (990 mi)? Source: [2]
    • ALT2: ... that some researchers have proposed to counteract the ongoing decay of Thwaites Glacier by placing down curtains over a vast underwater area? Source: [3][4]
    • ALT3: ... that the ice shelf in front of Thwaites Glacier is 45 km (28 mi) wide and over 587 m (1,926 ft)) thick, yet 2021 research suggests it may break apart within 5 years? Source: [1][5]
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Improved to Good Article status by InformationToKnowledge (talk). Self-nominated at 15:19, 11 August 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Thwaites Glacier; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

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Overall: Nice work on this article. ALT0/1/2 are good to go. For ALT3, I would clarify that the collapse of the ice shelf "within five years" is based on an estimate from 2021, so that date should be added to the hook. Epicgenius (talk) 13:25, 17 August 2023 (UTC)

Thank you, and done! I also changed the wording of ALT0 a little.InformationToKnowledge (talk) 16:00, 28 August 2023 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ a b Voosen, Paul (13 December 2021). "Ice shelf holding back keystone Antarctic glacier within years of failure". Science Magazine. Retrieved 22 October 2022. Because Thwaites sits below sea level on ground that dips away from the coast, the warm water is likely to melt its way inland, beneath the glacier itself, freeing its underbelly from bedrock. A collapse of the entire glacier, which some researchers think is only centuries away, would raise global sea level by 65 centimeters.
  2. ^ Winberry, J. P.; Huerta, A. D.; Anandakrishnan, S.; et al. (2020). "Glacial Earthquakes and Precursory Seismicity Associated with Thwaites‐Glacier Calving". Geophysical Research Letters. 47 (3). Bibcode:2020GeoRL..4786178W. doi:10.1029/2019gl086178. S2CID 212851050.
  3. ^ Wolovick, Michael; Moore, John; Keefer, Bowie (27 March 2023). "Feasibility of ice sheet conservation using seabed anchored curtains". PNAS Nexus. 2 (3): pgad053. doi:10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad053. PMC 10062297. PMID 37007716.
  4. ^ Wolovick, Michael; Moore, John; Keefer, Bowie (27 March 2023). "The potential for stabilizing Amundsen Sea glaciers via underwater curtains". PNAS Nexus. 2 (4): pgad103. doi:10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad103. PMC 10118300. PMID 37091546.
  5. ^ Kornei, Katherine (15 March 2023). ""Icefin" Investigates a Glacial Underbelly". Eos. Retrieved 13 July 2023. Using hot water, they bored through the full thickness of Thwaites's ice shelf—587 meters (0.4 mile)—until they reached water...Davis and his colleagues calculated that overall, the underside of Thwaites is melting far less rapidly than predicted by models.
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