{"id":7926,"date":"2020-02-06T05:54:43","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T05:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=7926"},"modified":"2020-02-06T05:54:44","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T05:54:44","slug":"scientists-discover-warm-water-in-antarctica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/scientists-discover-warm-water-in-antarctica\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists discover warm water in Antarctica"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The scientists have for the first time, discovered warm\nwater underneath the Thwaites Glacier, which earned the nickname Doomsday\nGlacier for being Antarctica\u2019s fastest melting glaciers. Measuring 74000 sq mi,\nthis glacier is estimated to be the size of Florida in the United States of\nAmerica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Daily Current\nAffairs Quiz 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Climate change is fast impacting the living beings on the\nland and ocean alike. Due to the unprecedented increase in global warming\nlevels, the glaciers are melting at a higher rate than ever. No wonder, the sea\nlevels are rising, and more coastal areas are becoming prone to the devastating\neffects of this unnatural phenomenon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The scientists have for the first time, discovered warm water underneath the Thwaites Glacier, which earned the nickname Doomsday Glacier for being Antarctica\u2019s fastest melting glaciers. Measuring 74000 sq mi, this glacier is estimated to be the size of Florida in the United States of America. 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