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A view from above of a large glacier in the ocean

Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier nears a new break point

Researchers say the eastern ice shelf of Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier is likely to break up in 2026, removing a critical buttress from one of the planet’s most vulnerable ice masses.

Key Takeaways

Researchers say Thwaites Glacier's eastern ice shelf is very likely to break up in 2026.
The shelf acts as a buttress, slowing the flow of land ice from one of Antarctica's most vulnerable glaciers.

DT Editorial Team·May 27, 2026·via livescience.com

James Bay’s Rising Shoreline Shows How Ice Age Forces Still Shape Earth Today

A new NASA Earth Observatory image highlights subtle ridges and frozen channels along James Bay, where land is still rebounding from the weight of the Laurentide Ice Sheet thousands of years after the last glacial

Key Takeaways

NASA highlighted beach ridges and frozen channels in the James Bay Lowlands from an ISS photograph.
The land around southern Hudson Bay is still rising by about 10 millimeters per year after glacial retreat.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 15, 2026·via science.nasa.gov