Scientists Detect Hundreds of Iceberg Earthquakes at Antarctica’s Crumbling Doomsday Glacier

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Hundreds of previously uncataloged Antarctic glacial earthquakes may reveal how Thwaites Glacier is changing near the sea. When a towering piece of ice breaks from a glacier and crashes into the ocean, the impact can send vibrations through the ground. These events are known as glacial earthquakes, a form of seismic activity produced in frozen [...]