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WHYY’s ‘The Why’: The Thwaites Glacier is melting. Hereā€™s why the Philly region should care

Thwaites Glacier is part of the is part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and flows into the Amundsen Sea in the southern South Pacific Ocean.

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Thwaites Glacier is part of the is part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and flows into the Amundsen Sea in the southern South Pacific Ocean.

The massive Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is melting.

Scientists areĀ racing against timeĀ to figure out how it much could contribute to sea level rise and impact cites and coastlines thousands of miles away ā€” including the Philadelphia region.

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The Worldā€™s Carolyn Beeler and StateImpact Pennsylvania reporter Susan Phillips explain on this episode ofĀ The Why.

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