“Glacial Earthquakes” Spotted for the First Time on Thwaites – Eos
Credit: David Vaughan, British Antarctic Survey.
Article Synopsis – Glacial earthquakes from calving icebergs send seismic waves radiating out for thousands of kilometers, detected on Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier. This confirms that Thwaites’s floating ice shelf is degrading. Comment – Perhaps we should call them “icequakes.” To read the actual article click here.