2
3
4
5
4
6
8
Thwaites
Glacier
1990
7
12
land
1995
!
1985
Ice shelf
2000
2005
2010
ICE SHELF LOSS
2015
2020
Max area ice loss by year (in thousands km2)
1
Wordie
(2,100 km2)
Prince Gustav
(2,100 km2)
Larson A
(2,500 km2)
3
Larson B
(11,500 km2)
Jones
(25 km2)
Wilkins
(6,993 km2)
Wilkins glacier has lost 6,993km2 (2,700mi2) since it first began to disintegrate in 1998. “At 16,500km2 (6,700mi2), in total, the whole shelf is roughly equal in size to the state of New Jersey.
6
Conger-Glenzer
(1,200 km2)
7
It took two months for 1,200km2 (460mi2) of Conger to collapse into the ocean. Originally 1,950km2 (753mi2) in total area, the Conger ice shelf was once roughly double the size of New York City.
While Thwaites glacier has yet to collapse, its glacial tongue is now showing signs of stress. Equivalent in size to the state of Washington, Thwaites could add as much as two feet to global sea-level rise if it completely collapses.