US EditionGlaciers Will Take Centuries to Recover Even if Global Warming Is Reversed, Scientists Warn
- Scientists warn glaciers worldwide will take centuries to recover even if global temperatures return to the 1.5°C limit set by the Paris Agreement.
- This follows findings that temporarily exceeding 1.5°C causes irreversible glacier loss and accelerated ice sheet retreat despite later cooling.
- The study, involving over 200,000 glaciers, shows current warming of 1.2°C already triggers rapid ice loss and contributes to rising sea levels threatening hundreds of millions.
- Lead author Lilian Schuster explained that following a 3°C temperature overshoot, it could require several hundred to thousands of years for major polar glaciers to fully regenerate, noting that 35% of glacier mass is already destined to melt.
- These irreversible changes underscore the urgent need for immediate emission cuts to avoid severe impacts on water resources and coastal populations.
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