Melting Glaciers Accelerate Freshwater Loss and Global Sea-Level Rise

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Melting Glaciers Accelerate Freshwater Loss and Global Sea-Level Rise

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 Glaciers, distinct from the massive ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica, covered an area of 705,221 square kilometers globally in 2000 and held approximately 121,728 billion tons of ice. Since then, glaciers have collectively lost around 5% of their ice volume, with regional variations ranging from a 2% loss in the Antarctic and Subantarctic Islands to a striking 39% decline in Central Europe

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Glaciers around the world have lost more than 6500 trillion tons of ice over the past two decades, which has reduced regional freshwater resources and contributed to sea level rise. According to a study published in Nature, the average annual loss has been 273 billion tons, although in the last decade the rate of melting has increased by 36%. Within this average “an alarming increase is hidden in the last 10 years,” says the European Space Agenc…

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The global glacial decline has accelerated dramatically over the last ten years. An international study with the participation of TU Graz shows that the glaciers worldwide have lost about five percent of their total mass since 2000 – in the Alps and Pyrenees it is even 39 percent.

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It has led to a sea level rise of no less than 18 millimeters. Worldwide, there are approximately 275,000 glaciers that contain huge amounts of fresh water. But this reservoir is shrinking rapidly. A new study, published in Nature, now comes out with the unequivocal numbers. Because this shows that glaciers worldwide — the Greenland ice sheets and [...] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl.