Thwaites Glacier, aka the ‘Doomsday Glacier’, will keep melting even if our turbocharged oceans cool down, scientists have warned.
The world’s oceans reached their highest daily temperature on record this summer, with sea surfaces outside the polar regions averaging 21.1°C on 22 August. With El Niño still intensifying in the Pacific, it is unlikely temperatures will drop dramatically in the near future.
