Climate Change Is Shrinking Glaciers Faster Than Ever

Climate change shrinking glaciers faster than ever; 7 trillion tons lost since 2000
The world's glaciers lost ice at the rate of about 255 billion tons (231 billion metric tons) annual from 2000 to 2011, but that quickened to about 346 billion tons (314 billion metric tons) annually over about the next decade, according to the study in this week’s journal Nature.
Glaciers shrinking twice as fast: study
Climate change is accelerating the melting of the world’s mountain glaciers, according to a massive new study that found them shrinking more than twice as fast as in the early 2000s.
Climate change shrinking glaciers faster than ever
Climate change is accelerating the melting of the world’s mountain glaciers, according to a massive new study that found them shrinking more than twice as fast as in the early 2000s. The world’s glaciers lost ice at the rate of about 255 billion tons (231 billion metric tons) annual from 2000 to 2011,
NZ glaciers shrink 29% since 2000, climate alarm raised
A New Zealand glacier expert sounding the alarm on climate change feels she is yelling into the void as yet another study shows our glaciers are rapidly shrinking. The grim news – published in scientific journal Nature today – showed glaciers were retreating worldwide at an increasing pace,
Climate change is shrinking glaciers faster than ever, study reveals
The world's glaciers have been melting faster than ever, causing almost 2 cm of sea level rise since the turn of the
The Great Glacier Meltdown Uncovered – 273 Billion Tonnes of Ice Lost Annually
Glaciers are losing ice at an accelerating rate, threatening global sea levels and freshwater supplies. A massive international effort has tracked this loss over two decades, revealing that glaciers lost 273 billion tonnes of ice per year on average,
Glacier ice melting continues to accelerate, causing huge global problems
Glaciers are melting rapidly, reducing ice and freshwater supplies, increasing sea levels, and threatening global water security.
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The world’s glaciers have shrunk more than 5 per cent since 2000
An analysis of more than 270,000 glaciers worldwide has found that they lost more than 7 trillion tonnes of ice since 2000, ...
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Global retreat of glaciers has strongly accelerated
Researchers present a global assessment of ice loss since the beginning of the millennium. In a global comparison, the glaciers in the Alps and Pyrenees are melting the fastest.
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Glaciers in Arunachal Pradesh are shrinking at an alarming rate
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Alarming Glacier Retreat In Arunachal Pradesh Over Three Decades
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World's glaciers melting faster than ever recorded
The world's glaciers are melting faster than ever recorded under the impact of climate change, according to the most ...
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'Glacial fracking': A hidden source of Arctic greenhouse gas emissions
Arctic glaciers are leaking significant amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Glacial melt rivers and groundwater springs are transporting large volumes of methane from beneath the ice to the ...