Unredacted UK Nature Loss Report seen by ITV: Security risk of pandemics, political unrest, economic decline, even war due to climate/ environment crises- 9-min Feb 27 report w transcript, Heating Planet

The most worrying potential impacts of Loss of Nature weren't disclosed to the public, per a classified government intelligence report seen by ITV News. Potential for more polarized politics, release of diseases as permafrost melts, an increase in people trafficking, food insecurity- academic analysis shows how biodiversity loss impacts our economy. Damage to the natural environment is slowing UK [and US and other nations] growth and productivity and could lead to annual GDP being 12% lower than it would be otherwise by 2030; worst case projections have been removed; ITV News Feb 27, report READ & WATCH "We uncovered the redacted climate report the government didn’t want you to see" TRANSCRIPT BELOWIn January, the government published a report on the security and economic threats resulting from nature decline. The long-awaited government-commissioned report had initially been scheduled for an autumn release. Although the government received the report, it chose not to publish it and cancelled the launch. After pressure from campaign groups, including an FOI, it was released in January. However, the version which was published was a short summary version which left out some of the key points experts had found. ITV News has seen extracts of the full report and can now reveal some of the warnings the government chose not to publish-

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"The fact intelligence chiefs are briefing the government not on military risks but the threat of declining nature is huge"

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We know all about our national security threat from mother Russia, but what about mother nature? The government has admitted for the first time that climate and biodiversity loss are parts of our national security. They don't do that lightly. 

A report about the risk nature loss poses the UK was put together by the government's joint intelligence committee. It was finally made public in January, but ITV News has learned that the most worrying details have been kept secret. It needs to release the full report and it needs to start explaining to the public how it's going to deal with those risks. 

We can now reveal the warnings the government chose to hide, including threats to NATO, nuclear escalation, deadly diseases, and even economic disaster. Alarm bells should be ringing. 

If we don't deal with nature loss, the consequences of that is more than double what we saw in the financial crisis. We're talking about a drop in GDP, bigger than the amount we currently spend on the NHS. Now, we can exclusively reveal that 25 of the leading environmental groups are demanding the government steps up. Now is the time to act and that we need to do that in a way that is sufficient to address the scale of threat we are now seeing in this report. 

So, what was in the original report and what was hidden from you? What exactly are the threats we face and how seriously should we take them? Here's what you need to know. 

Let's go back a bit. The 21st of January, 2026. As the world is watching Donald Trump demand control of Greenland, all the United States is asking for is a place called Greenland. The long- awaited global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse, and national security report was quietly released. 14 pages of impact and threat assessments, concluding that the decline in the health of nature globally threatens the UK's security and prosperity. 

The report that was was published about biodiversity loss being a national security issue is a seminal moment because it is the first time that the government has said that something that isn't defense is a national security issue and they've named biodiversity loss and I think it is very significant indeed and as part of that it was climate change as well. The published report gives no indication it is a summary or that anything has been redacted, but evidence we've seen shows key details are missing. So, what are they? 

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Evidence we've seen shows key details are missing. So, what are they?

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Let's start with the economy. The published report warns of the financial impact of droughts, flooding, and nature loss, but with few specific details. The full report warns that in the worst case scenario of ecosystem collapse, damage to the natural environment is slowing UK growth and productivity and could lead to annual GDP being 12% lower than it would be otherwise by 2030. 12% which is one of the extreme scenarios that's modeled in this work; if we don't deal with nature loss, the consequences of that is is more than double what we saw in the financial crisis that triggered some of the major interventions that government took to prop up the banks and put the economy back on its footing. Then you've got food insecurity. It's one of the biggest concerns in the report. Extra details we've uncovered warn of the UK increasingly exposed to state threats, particularly if our food system becomes a more desirable target and the risk of NATO being drawn into escalating conflicts over arable land. NATO article 3 makes it completely clear that you must have a resilient homeland and a resilient government in order to be able to fight on the front line. In the Second World War, running out of food was reportedly Churchill's biggest fear. Then the Atlantic convoy came to the rescue. Now we grow even less of what we eat than we did then, and increasing risks of floods and drought make us even more exposed. 

There is a direct correlation between the effectiveness of our armed forces and taking homeland resilience which includes the ability to be able to protect ourselves against climate change and biodiversity loss to support the military. Another issue is migration. 

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We know that climate change is increasingly one of the biggest motivators for people to move. The published report does highlight the risk that poses to international geopolitical stability. We can reveal the full report links that directly to the UK, warning of the potential for more polarized and populist politics. Also, an increase in people trafficking like small boat crossings coming to the UK. It's incredibly frustrating that although governments have done the good work they need to do of doing the assessment; and from what we understand, they've taken into consideration a lot of the academic analysis that shows how biodiversity loss has impacts on our economy. They aren't sharing that. openly and being honest about it. 

And part of the reason we think is because they haven't really got a plan about what they're going to do about it. It talks in broad terms about the impact of shrinking rainforests and coral reefs. But the most worrying details are again emitted. The report mentions the release of diseases as permafrosts in the boreal forest melt, but text we've seen specifically mentions anthrax with the potential again in a worst case scenario to trigger mass mortality events. 

It's a similar story with the Himalayas. potential future scarcity of water is acknowledged. But it doesn't mention the original warning that shrinking glaciers will almost certainly escalate tension between China, India and Pakistan, increasing the threat of nuclear exchanges. 

The report was thin on plans and large on the threat. 

We now need to see the plans that go behind it and what that the government must have drawn its conclusions to to keep our national security safe regardless of the threat. Next, let's look at the link between climate change and nature. 

We know that warming temperatures are impacting some species' abilities to thrive, but the impact can go the opposite way too. The risk of naturally trapped carbon being released is acknowledged. But again, those worst case projections have been removed. Take the Amazon rainforest for example. Projections we have seen show the potential amount of carbon which could be released is equivalent to between 15 and 20 years of global CO2 emissions. What happens in places like the Amazon and in the Congo to those, you know, huge tropical forests really matters for the UK. So, let's put that funding in place, too. 

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Release the full report and start explaining to the public 

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It needs to release the full report and it needs to start explaining to the public how it's going to deal with those risks rather than giving us a sanitized simplified version and and pretending it can brush it under the carpet. We can exclusively reveal that 25 environmental organizations including the RSPB, WWF and wildlife trusts have signed a letter to K star expressing their deep concern and demanding urgent action and funding to prioritize nature at home and abroad. So the letter is saying now is the time to act and that we need to do that in a way that is sufficient to address the scale of threat we are now seeing in this report and that is going to mean more funding and it's going to mean the political will to make that action happen fast. We put all this to DERA, the government department which published the report, asking specifically why the most worrying conclusions from it were omitted. 

And if, as we were told by a source, that was a deliberate action because they know their current policies aren't strong enough. They didn't put anybody up for interview or answer those specific points, but did tell us that this assessment will inform our actions to prepare the UK for the future, adding that they've committed more than 25 billion pounds to flood prevention, sustainable farming, and habitat protection. So, what have we learned? 

Well, it's important to stress that these extreme warnings are worst case scenarios in the event of ecosystem breakdowns. But the very fact intelligence chiefs are briefing the government not on military risks, but the threat of declining nature is huge. When you're talking about things as serious as pandemics, political unrest, economic decline, and even war, it is a key job of the government to defend our national security. This report has left them with a lot to think about.***https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59DZiPdsOc8&t=263s 

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[KE: Everything scientists predicted about global warming/ climate change since the 1970s is coming true, only faster, including NUMEROUS warnings of the security threats it creates]

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When I posted this series, who knew Trump and Epstein's pedophilia would possibly end the Trump era? [EDIT: take over news for months] 'USA sided with pedophile priests, and soon after, the nation fell', read it here seekingliterary agent:

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Someone should point out that when 100,000 pedophile priest victims came forward a few years back, we got Nowhere Near this much media attention. Watching everyone shout pedophile about Epstein / Trump while about 10 thousand predator priests and cardinals are still eating and living so well is how I live my life today... https://cityofangels12.blogspot.com/

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Thwaites Glacier 1-3 links here to series at DIYH on a Heating Planet blog last weekend- seismic quakes, breach looming, expedition findings

What climate scientists found on Thwaite's Glacier- "It represents a couple of feet of sea level rise; in computer models, it just unravels itself" Amanpour and Company 13-min Feb 17 report w transcript at DIYH on a Heating Planet blog Pt 1 of 3 "The trigger showed up around 1950 when warm water appeared where the glacier meets the ocean. Thwaite's is unstable. Like a ball on a hill, if

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"Thwaites Glacier breach can send immediate shock waves across the world's oceans"; Earthline channel 12-min Feb 25 report W TRANSCRIPT at DIYH on a Heating Planet blog [Pt 2 of 3] "When the floating ice shelf in front of Thwaites glacier loses thickness, it can no longer act as a brake on the ice behind it. This buttressing is

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Thwaite's 3 of 3 "Seismic Quakes Explode as Antarctica’s Doomsday Ice Starts to Fail! Glacier breaking fast"; w Transcript- Climate Watch 13-min Feb 24 at DIYH on a Heating Planet blog "Once retreat begins on certain bedrock slopes, the process can reinforce itself. the physical processes

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Thwaite's 3 of 3 "Seismic quakes explode as Antarctica’s 'Doomsday Ice' starts to fail! Glacier breaking fast"; w/TRANSCRIPT Climate Watch 13-min Feb 24 report at DIYH on a Heating Planet blog

"Once retreat begins on certain bedrock slopes, the process can reinforce itself. the physical processes now underway suggest the system has entered a new phase, one defined by dynamic change rather than long-term equilibrium. Thwaites is mechanically destabilizing using its own mass to amplify the forces acting against it. READ & WATCH Thwaite's Glacier BREAKING Fast — Seismic Quakes EXPLODE as Antarctica’s Doomsday Ice Starts to Fail! Transcript below [ClimaAlert on Climate Watch channel from Canada since 2011J

🌍 Climate change is warming the oceans. 🌍 Climate change is weakening Antarctic ice. 🌍 Climate change is accelerating tipping points. 🌍 Climate change is reshaping coastlines. 🌍 Climate change is pushing Earth’s systems toward instability. This video explains the science, the risks, and why the warning signs are growing louder. 00:10 melting glaciers 01:10 global warming 

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Iceberg earthquakes are shaking Antarctica’s Doomsday glacier, study says

Scientists said earthquakes have been shaking the Antarctic's Thwaites Glacier, also known as the Doomsday Glacier.

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Hundreds of earthquakes detected at Antarctica's 'Doomsday' glacier

Scientists have detected hundreds of earthquakes originating from Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier', sparking fears of collapse.

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At the edge of Thwaites Glacier, more than 360 glacial earthquakes have been detected. These are not normal tectonic events — they are the sound of massive icebergs breaking, rotating, and slamming back into the glacier as warm ocean water erodes it from below. Scientists warn this activity signals marine ice sheet instability. As the grounding line retreats, the glacier loses its anchor to the seafloor. Once a critical threshold is crossed, the collapse could become irreversible. If Thwaites fails, it could raise global sea levels by over half a meter and potentially destabilize the entire West Antarctic Ice Sheet, leading to meters of sea level rise over time. 

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Thwaites Glacier BREAKING Fast- Seismic Quakes EXPLODE as Antarctica’s Doomsday Ice Starts to Fail!

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Antarctica has always been defined by silence: A vast white expanse where change moves slowly, almost imperceptibly. But that silence is beginning to break. At the front of Thwaite's glacier, scientists have detected more than 360 seismic events. Not tectonic earthquakes, but glacial ones. These tremors are not caused by shifting continents. They are generated by ice itself. Massive icebergs are breaking away, rotating in the southern ocean and colliding back into the glacier with enough force to send shock waves through bedrock. This is not a sudden disaster unfolding overnight. It is something more complex and potentially more consequential. Thwaite's is one of the largest and most vulnerable glaciers in West Antarctica. It acts as a structural barrier holding back enormous volumes of inland ice. 

Now researchers are asking a difficult question. And are these earthquakes simply part of a natural carving cycle? Or are they signs of a glacier entering a fundamentally new state of instability? 

The ice is no longer quiet. It is sending signals. And scientists are finally beginning to understand what those signals might mean. 

For years, something unusual was happening beneath Antarctica. And almost no one noticed. Seismic stations scattered across the continent had been recording faint low-frequency vibrations. The signals appeared irregular, buried beneath background noise. Traditional earthquake monitoring systems designed to detect tectonic activity automatically filtered them out. They were too slow, too subtle, and fell outside the frequency range normally associated with continental movement. 

At first glance, the readings looked insignificant, instrument interference, ice settling, or minor environmental disturbance. But when researchers began re-examining archived seismic data with a new focus on glacial systems, a pattern emerged. Clusters of low-frequency events were concentrated at the oceanfacing edge of Thwaite's glacier in West Antarctica. When data from multiple monitoring stations were cross- referenced, the signals aligned precisely in time and location. These were not equipment errors. 

They were real seismic events. 

Hundreds of them. 

More than 360 distinct tremors were eventually identified, spanning more than a decade of data. Activity that appeared sporadic in the early years gradually became more persistent. Events that once occurred occasionally began repeating with greater regularity. 

The discovery raised a troubling question. If these signals had been hidden in plain sight for so long, how far had the destabilization already progressed before scientists recognized it? What seemed like background noise was in fact a glacier beginning to fracture and broadcasting its instability through the bedrock of Antarctica. 

To understand what is happening at Thwaite's, we have to look at the mechanics of ice itself. When a massive section of the glacier breaks away, it does not simply drift off into the ocean. 

These icebergs are enormous, some comparable in scale to city blocks. Once freed from the glacier's front, they are immediately caught by ocean currents and wind. Slowly. At first, they begin to rotate. As the iceberg pivots, momentum builds. Thousands of tons of ice shift and turn in frigid water. Eventually, the rotating mass completes its arc and slams back into the glacier face it just separated from. The collision releases tremendous energy. Ice crashes into ice with enough force to transmit vibrations deep into the glacier's interior and down into the underlying bedrock. 

But the impact does not stop there. After the initial collision, the iceberg may grind against shallow seafloor ridges or strike the ocean bottom repeatedly. Each impact produces another seismic pulse. Instruments positioned hundreds of kilometers away can detect the resulting vibrations. 

This process can repeat in cycles. 

One collision fractures additional sections of ice. New icebergs break free, they rotate, they collide again. Scientists describe the phenomenon as self-perpetuating mechanical fragmentation. 

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This is fundamentally different from gradual carving where stress builds over long periods and releases intermittently. At Thwaite's, the pattern suggests something more dynamic, a structural system under sustained stress. The glacier is not simply shedding ice at its edges. It is mechanically destabilizing using its own mass to amplify the forces acting against it. 

The seismic activity alone would be concerning. What makes the situation at Thwaite's more serious is where these earthquakes are occurring. They are concentrated at the glacier's ocean facing edge, precisely where warm ocean water is flowing beneath the ice shelf, while the surface fractures are visible in satellite imagery. The most consequential changes are happening out of sight. Relatively warm seawater carried by deep ocean currents moves underneath the floating extension of the glacier. When this water reaches the base of the ice, it begins to erode it from below. Over time, the underside thins. 

The ice loses contact with sections of the seafloor that once helped anchor it in place. This boundary, known as the grounding line, is critical. It marks the transition between grounded ice resting on bedrock and floating ice extending over the ocean. As melting progresses, the grounding line retreats inland. More ice becomes buoyant. Floating ice is structurally weaker and more vulnerable to fracturing. 

This configuration is associated with what scientists call marine ice sheet instability. 

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In simple terms, once retreat begins on certain bedrock slopes, the process can reinforce itself. Thinning leads to flotation. Flotation reduces resistance. Reduced resistance accelerates flow toward the sea. At Thwaite's, mechanical fragmentation at the surface and melting at the base are occurring simultaneously. The glacier is being stressed from above and undermined from below. It is not a single failure point. It is a system experiencing coordinated pressure, a structural barrier gradually losing its ability to hold. Thwaite's glacier is not just another river of ice flowing into the ocean. It plays a structural role within the west Antarctic ice sheet functioning as a critical buttress that slows the movement of vast inland ice toward the sea. 

Glacia's upstream press against Thwaite's like water behind a dam. Its mass and position help regulate how quickly ice from the interior of Antarctica can flow outward. As long as this barrier remains relatively stable, it provides resistance that limits large-scale acceleration. If Thwaite's were to collapse entirely, its direct contribution to global sea level rise would exceed half a meter. [1.64042 feet] That alone would significantly amplify coastal flooding, intensify storm surge impacts, and strain infrastructure in low-lying regions worldwide. 

But the larger concern lies beyond its individual contribution. Without Thwaite's acting as structural support, neighboring glaciers could accelerate. Ice currently restrained would encounter less resistance and begin flowing more rapidly into the ocean. Over longer time scales, this chain reaction could unlock a much larger portion of the West Antarctic ice sheet. The potential sea level rise from a widespread destabilization is measured in meters, not centimeters. 

Such change would not unfold overnight, but its long-term implications would reshape coastlines globally. For this reason, scientists often describe Thwaite's as a keystone element within Antarctica's ice system. Its stability influences far more than its own mass. It affects the balance of an entire region and by extension the future configuration of coastal civilization. One of the most difficult questions surrounding Thwaite's glacier is not whether change is occurring, but how quickly it may unfold. 

No serious researcher is suggesting that a complete collapse will happen tomorrow or next year. Large ice sheets evolve over extended time scales. Current projections indicate that a full structural breakdown of Thwaite's could take 1 to three centuries to fully develop. However, the timeline does not eliminate concern. Once certain physical thresholds are crossed, particularly involving grounding line retreat and sustained mechanical fragmentation, the process may become self-reinforcing. At that point, slowing or reversing the retreat becomes extremely difficult on human time scales. 

The scientific debate centers on the pace of acceleration. Some glaciologists emphasize caution, noting uncertainties in modeling complex fracture mechanics at this scale. Others point to observed increases in seismic activity and ice flow speed as signs that destabilization may be advancing more rapidly than earlier models predicted. Importantly, the discussion is about when, not if, significant retreat continues. 

Climate models are highly effective at estimating melt rates based on temperature trends. They are less precise when forecasting the tipping point at which structural failure accelerates. Thwaite's may still take generations to transform dramatically, but the physical processes now underway suggest the system has entered a new phase, one defined by dynamic change rather than long-term equilibrium. The discovery of glacial earthquakes has transformed how scientists monitor Thwaite's glacier. What was once dismissed as background noise is now treated as critical data. 

Researchers are expanding seismic networks across West Antarctica, deploying instruments capable of detecting extremely low frequency vibrations that older systems overlooked. Each tremor provides insight into where fractures are forming and how stress is distributed within the ice. Seismic monitoring is now combined with satellite observations that measure ice flow, velocity, surface elevation changes, and grounding line movement. At the same time, oceanographic sensors track the temperature and circulation of warm water flowing beneath the ice shelf. Together, these data streams create a more complete picture of the glacier's mechanical state. Instead of relying solely on surface melt estimates, scientists can now observe how the internal structure responds to stress in near real time. This integrated approach helps refine sea level projections and narrow uncertainty ranges. It does not eliminate unpredictability, but it improves understanding of acceleration patterns and potential thresholds. 

In a sense, Thwaite's is no longer silent or hidden. It is measurable. The glacier is transmitting signals through vibration, flow, and fracture. And researchers are learning how to interpret that language with increasing precision. The changes unfolding at Thwaite's glacier extend far beyond Antarctica. While the most dramatic outcomes may take generations to fully materialize, the implications are global and long-term. Sea level rise does not affect every region equally, but even moderate increases amplify coastal risk. Higher baseline water levels intensify. Storm surges, accelerate shoreline erosion, and place additional stress on infrastructure designed for 20th century conditions. Ports, transportation networks, freshwater systems, and densely populated urban areas become increasingly vulnerable. 

Planning for these shifts requires decades of foresight. Coastal cities may need redesigned flood defenses, elevated infrastructure, or managed retreat strategies in the most exposed zones. Insurance systems, housing markets, and economic stability are all tied to projections of future sea levels. The challenge is not purely environmental. It is economic and geopolitical. Population displacement from low-lying regions could reshape migration patterns. Supply chains concentrated in coastal hubs may face disruption. Adaptation costs are projected in the trillions of dollars over time. Importantly, some degree of sea level rise is already locked in due to past warming. The question facing policymakers is not whether coastlines will change, but how much and how quickly. 

Thwaite's functions as a critical indicator within this broader system. Understanding its trajectory helps inform long-term planning for other vulnerable ice sheets, including those in Greenland. The response to this challenge will require sustained international coordination, scientific investment, and infrastructure adaptation measured not in years, but in generations. For most of recorded history, Antarctica has seemed distant and detached from daily human life, a frozen frontier at the edge of the world. Yet, what happens there does not stay there. Thwaite's glacier is not collapsing in dramatic spectacle. It is changing through physics, through fracture thinning and retreat. 

The earthquakes now detected beneath the ice are not apocalyptic alarms, but measurable expressions of stress within a system under pressure. The exact timeline remains uncertain. Scientists cannot pinpoint the precise moment when critical thresholds may be crossed, but the direction of change is increasingly clear. The glacier is behaving differently than it did in previous generations. It has entered a phase defined by dynamic instability rather than long-term balance. 

In that sense, the tremors beneath Antarctica are more than geological events. They are indicators. Data points in a larger story about planetary systems responding to warming oceans. 

The ice is not silent anymore. The question is not whether we can hear it. The question is how we choose to respond. If you found this analysis valuable, consider subscribing and following the channel for in-depth explorations of climate science, planetary systems, and the forces reshaping our world. We break down complex research into clear evidence-based narratives so you can understand not just what is happening, but why it matters. The planet is sending signals. Stay informed. *** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWbx1wGzQPw&t=12s  

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What climate scientists found on Thwaite's Glacier- "It represents a couple of feet of sea level rise; in computer models, it just unravels itself" Amanpour and Company 13-min Feb 17 report w transcript at DIYH on a Heating Planet blog

Pt 1 of 3 "The trigger showed up around 1950 when warm water appeared where the glacier meets the ocean. Thwaite's is unstable. Like a ball on a hill, if

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"Thwaites Glacier breach can send immediate shock waves across the world's oceans"; Earthline channel 12-min Feb 25 report W TRANSCRIPT at DIYH on a Heating Planet blog [Pt 2 of 3]

"When the floating ice shelf in front of Thwaite's glacier loses thickness, it can no longer act as a brake on the ice behind it. This buttressing is

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unday, March 1, 2026

Thwaite's 3 of 3 "Seismic Quakes Explode as Antarctica’s Doomsday Ice Starts to Fail! Glacier breaking fast"; w Transcript- Climate Watch 13-min Feb 24 at DIYH on a Heating Planet blog

"Once retreat begins on certain bedrock slopes, the process can reinforce itself. the physical processes

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[KE: Everything scientists predicted about global warming/ climate change since the 1970s is coming true, only faster]