Cracking the code of Thwaites ice shelf’s disintegration

An image showing ice flow speed at the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica.

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources

Cracking the code of Thwaites ice shelf’s disintegration

November 6, 2025 —
A new study led by researchers from the University of Manitoba’s Centre for Earth Observation Science provides the most detailed account yet of how the Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf in West Antarctica has progressively disintegrated over the past two decades.

Antarctic Research, CEOS, Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, publication