Greenland and Antarctica ice loss raises sea levels by over 3 cm
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Neutral summary
A new study based on the longest satellite record ever assembled shows that Greenland and Antarctica have lost about 11.3 trillion metric tons of ice since 1979, raising global sea levels by more than 3 centimeters. About 84% of the loss came from glaciers flowing faster into the ocean, not from surface melting. The study, published in the journal Scientific Data, says the melting is now responsible for about a quarter of global sea-level rise.
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La Vanguardia (outlet profile)
El deshielo de Groenlandia y Antártida provoca que el nivel del mar suba más de 3 cm en 50 años. Más de cuatro quintas partes del hielo perdido fueron vertidas al océano por glaciares que fluían más rápidamente
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Phys.org (outlet profile)
Speeding glaciers drive half a century of polar ice loss. The longest satellite record ever assembled shows that Greenland and Antarctica have lost 11.3 trillion metric tons of ice since the 1970s, raising global sea le…
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
Greenland and Antarctica have lost 11.3 trillion tonnes of ice since the 1970s - raising global sea levels by more than 1.1 inches, study finds. Greenland and Antarctica have lost 11.3 trillion tonnes of ice over the la…
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Satellites show Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 years. A major report has found that 12.5 trillion tons of ice from Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979
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Pink (outlet profile)
Grenland i Antarktik izgubili od 1979. više od 12 BILIONA TONA LEDA: Objavljeno novo istraživanje. Grenland i Antarktik izgubili su od 1979. godine više od 12 biliona tona leda, pokazuje novo istraživanje zasnovano na s…
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Asharq Al-Awsat (outlet profile)
Satellites Show Earth Lost More Than 12 Trillion Tons of Ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 Years
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Inquirer.net (outlet profile)
Earth lost 12T tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 years. About 12.5 trillion tons (11.3 trillion metric tons) of ice from glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979, which is enough frozen wat…
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La Patilla (outlet profile)
El nivel del mar ha subido más de tres centímetros por el deshielo en Groenlandia y la Antártida.   El deshielo en Groenlandia y en la Antártida es responsable de un cuarto de la subida del nivel del mar, según un…
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ТАСС (outlet profile)
Таяние ледников Гренландии и Антарктиды повысило уровень моря на 3,1 см. Большая часть прироста связана с ускоренным "сползанием" льдов в Мировой океан, сообщила пресс-служба британского Нортумбрийского университета
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franceinfo (outlet profile)
Le Groenland et l’Antarctique ont perdu 11 300 milliards de tonnes de glace en près de 50 ans. La fonte de ces tonnes de glace est "désormais responsable d'environ un quart de l'élévation mondiale du niveau de la mer",…
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Africanews (outlet profile)
More than 12 trillion tons of ice lost as climate change accelerates polar melt. Scientists estimate each centimetre of sea-level rise puts another two to three million people at risk of annual coastal flooding.
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Times of India (outlet profile)
Greenland and Antarctica lost 11,309 billion tonnes of ice in 44 years. Greenland and Antarctica have lost 11,309 billion tonnes of ice since 1979, raising global sea levels by 31.4 millimetres, a new assessment finds.…
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Channel NewsAsia (outlet profile)
Satellite data shows major ice losses for Greenland and Antarctica
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Futura Sciences (outlet profile)
« 11 309 milliards de tonnes » : ce qui fait vraiment perdre leur glace aux calottes n’est pas ce qu’on imagine. Trois centimètres de plus au compteur des océans : cela ressemble à un détail qui n’intéresse que les scie…
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Semana (outlet profile)
Un fenómeno estaría haciendo desaparecer Groenlandia y la Antártida: científicos alertan que sucede desde 1970
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Valor Economico (outlet profile)
Estudo documenta perda de gelo na Groenlândia e Antártida. Nova pesquisa, com dados de satélite que retroagem à década de 1970, confirma a grande perda de cobertura de gelo na Groenlândia e na Antártida, as duas maiores…
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El Economista (outlet profile)
Datos satelitales muestran importantes pérdidas de hielo en Groenlandia y la Antártida. Datos de satélite que abarcan el periodo comprendido entre 1979 y 2023 indican que Groenlandia y la Antártida han perdido 11.3 bill…
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Fontanka.ru (outlet profile)
Земля лишилась 11 триллионов тонн льда за 45 лет. Виноваты не только жаркие дни. Спутники показали, как таяли ледники Гренландии и Антарктиды
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RTÉ News (outlet profile)
Climate change led to Nepal landslide, scientists find. Climate change contributed to the conditions that led to last month's catastrophic rock and ice collapse on Nepal's northern border by thinning glaciers and thawin…
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The New York Times (outlet profile)
Human-Caused Warming Played ‘Very Strong’ Role in Himalayan Floods, Report Finds. Rising temperatures contributed to the disaster by destabilizing the permafrost and ice around the collapsed rock, scientists concluded.
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Guardian Science (outlet profile)
Climate crisis likely behind devastating Nepal-Tibet floods that killed more than 1,300, first study finds. Scientists say global heating was a destabilising factor in collapse of 200,000 sq metre glacier in August Clim…
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DW (Deutsche Welle) (outlet profile)
How climate change worsened Nepal's deadly mountain collapse. A glacier and rock collapse in Nepal killed nearly 1,400 people and left thousands missing. Scientists say decades of warming helped set the disaster in moti…
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Nepal floods an ‘unprecedented’ climate disaster beyond scope of warning systems, scientists say. Scientists warn disaster of this kind could not have been predicted with tools currently available
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Climate change made deadly Nepal glacier and rock collapse more likely, according to analysis. Human-caused global warming resulting in the Himalayan permafrost thawing was, in part, responsible for the catastrophic gla…
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The Japan Times (outlet profile)
Climate, seismic factors primed ‘unprecedented’ Nepal disaster. The catastrophic mountain flooding in Nepal that killed more than 1,300 was nearly impossible to predict, an international team of scientists says.
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Channel NewsAsia (outlet profile)
Climate change likely to have helped trigger Nepal glacier collapse, scientists say
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Euronews (outlet profile)
Climate change was key factor in deadly Nepal-China flood, scientists say. Researchers said the flood was caused by a "compound crisis" shaped by long-term warming, glacier retreat, permafrost thaw and geological instab…
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Asharq Al-Awsat (outlet profile)
Climate Change Likely to Have Helped Trigger Nepal Glacier Collapse
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Phys.org (outlet profile)
Climate change made deadly Nepal glacier and rock collapse more likely, according to analysis. Human-caused global warming thinned glaciers and thawed mountain permafrost, likely helping to destabilize the Himalayan slo…
Factual core
- Greenland and Antarctica have lost 11.3 trillion tonnes of ice since the 1970s.
- Sea level has risen more than three centimeters due to melting ice in Greenland and Antarctica.
- Climate change likely helped trigger a glacier collapse in Nepal.
- Most of the ice loss from Greenland and Antarctica has come from glaciers flowing faster into the ocean, not from surface melting.
- The study was published on Wednesday in the journal Scientific Data.