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World will lose 10% of glacier ice even if it hits climate targets Jonathan Watts Global environment editor © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Alamy A tenth of the world’s mountain glacier ice will have melted by the middle of this century even if humanity meets the goals of the Paris climate agreement, according to figures compiled exclusively for the Guardian. The loss is equivalent to more than 13,200 cubic kilometres of water – enough to fill Lake Superior, or more than 10m Wembley Stadiums – with knock-on effects on highly populated river deltas, wildlife hab...

NationofChange ‘We need to act now’: Study reveals glaciers melting at unprecedented pace “A doubling of the thinning rates in 20 years for glaciers outside Greenland and Antarctica tells us we need to change the way we live,” the study’s lead author said. Researchers warned of the need for urgent climate action as a study published Wednesday revealed that the world’s mountain glaciers are melting at an unprecedented pace, with glacial thinning rates outside Antarctica and Greenland doubling this century. For the first time ever, researchers analyzed th...

Last modified on Wed 28 Apr 2021 19.00 EDT The melting of the world’s glaciers has nearly doubled in speed over the past 20 years and contributes more to sea-level rise than either the Greenland or Antarctic ice sheets, according to the most comprehensive global study of ice rivers ever undertaken. Scientists say human-driven global heating is behind the accelerating loss of high-altitude and high-latitude glaciers, which will affect coastal regions across the planet and create boom-and-bust flows of meltwater for the hundreds of millions of people who live downstream of these “natu...

Speed at which world’s glaciers are melting has doubled in 20 years Jonathan Watts and Niko Kommenda © Photograph: Yereth Rosen/Reuters Portage glacier in Chugach National Forest in Alaska. The US state accounted for 25% of global glacier loss The melting of the world’s glaciers has nearly doubled in speed over the past 20 years and contributes more to sea-level rise than either the Greenland or Antarctic ice sheets, according to the most comprehensive global study of ice rivers ever undertaken. Scientists say human-driven global heating is behind the accelerating loss ...