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Scientists spent the first weeks of the year on an expedition to Antarctica to study Thwaites Glacier, which is melting at an alarming rate. If it breaks apart entirely, it could push up global sea levels by two feet over the course of several decades, affecting tens of millions worldwide, according to a New York … Read more

new video loaded: How a Melting Glacier Could Affect Millions As our climate reporter Raymond Zhong wraps up his reporting trip to Antarctica, he reflects on how the collapse of the Thwaites Glacier could redraw coastlines and displace millions of people in some of the world’s fastest-growing cities. By Raymond Zhong, Mira Rojanasakul, Chang W. … Read more