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Half of glaciers will be gone by 2100 even under Paris 1.5C accord, study finds

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Half the planet’s glaciers will have melted by 2100 even if humanity sticks to goals set out in the Paris climate agreement, according to research that finds the scale and impacts of glacial loss are greater than previously thought. At least half of that loss will happen in the next 30 years.

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The Guardian

Half of glaciers will be gone by 2100 even under Paris 1.5C accord, study finds

If global heating continues at current rate of 2.7C, losses will be greater with 68% of glaciers disappearing

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Three-quarters of glaciers ‘will be gone by 2100 if global temperatures rise by 4C’

Even in a best-case scenario – where the increase in global mean temperature is limited to 1.5C relative to pre-industrial levels – around half of the planet’s glaciers will disappear

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Study: Two-thirds of glaciers on track to disappear by 2100

A new study calculates that two-thirds of the world's glaciers will disappear by the end of the century at current climate change trends. T

1 year ago·United States

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USA Today

Most glaciers on track to melt away by 2100, but some can still be saved, study finds

Glaciers are disappearing faster than scientists thought, with two-thirds of them projected to melt by the end of the century, a study finds.

1 year ago·United States

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CNN

Up to half of the world's glaciers could disappear even if ambitious climate targets are hit, new study finds

Half of the world's glaciers could be lost by the end of the century, even if the world's ambitious global climate targets are met, sceintists reported Thursday.

1 year ago·Atlanta, United States

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