Mathieu Morlighem

Professor of Earth sciences at Dartmouth College; led a 2024 modeling study of Thwaites Glacier

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Last updated Oct 17, 2026

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Antarctic ice cliffs collapse faster than predicted, then stabilize

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A survey of 15,330 ice cliffs in Antarctica and Greenland found that tall cliffs break apart faster than ice-sheet models assume, then stop retreating. MIT and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution researchers published the results in Science on October 15, 2026.

Updated Oct 17