在索尔兹冰川（Thwaites Glacier）冰舌下方采集的新地图以及更远的海域显示，那里存在深（> 1000 米）而宽（> 20,000 米）的通道，将温暖的海水引导至冰层之下，加速融化，最终可能导致冰川崩塌。索尔兹冰川是西南极冰盖（WAIS）的一部分，其面积相当于英国，自 1992 年以来，它占西南极冰盖年质量损失的 55%。这些通道对暖水流向、冰川稳定性以及西南极冰盖的其余部分起着根本性的控制作用。仅这座冰川的崩塌就可能导致全球海平面上升超过 65 厘米。.
https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/14/2869/2020/
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