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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Oct 15, 7:56 PM
Scientists knew Doomsday Glacier was melting. They didn’t realize how ‘aggressively’
The planet’s widest glacier is melting "more aggressively" than previously projected.
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Scientists knew Doomsday Glacier was melting. They didn’t realize how ‘aggressively’
KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst) and New Scientist describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened The planet’s widest glacier is melting "more aggressively" than previously projected.
The headline split WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) frames it as "Scientists knew Doomsday Glacier was melting. They didn’t realize how ‘aggressively’". New Scientist frames it as "Antarctica’s ‘doomsday’ glacier will keep melting even if oceans cool".
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New ScientistNews report · Oct 15, 8:00 PM
Antarctica’s ‘doomsday’ glacier will keep melting even if oceans cool
Computer models suggest that unrealistically cold oceans would be insufficient to stop Thwaites glacier retreating, although a neighbouring glacier might begin to grow
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Oct 15, 7:56 PM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.
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