Associated Press September 16, 2026 • 10:25

Satellites show Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 years - AP News

By Seth Borenstein

Satellites show Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 years - AP News

A major report has found that 12.5 trillion tons of ice from Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979. The massive glacier melt is mainly attributed to warmer waters eroding the ice sheets from below and the sides. The study was published Wednesday in …

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 water to stack ice 5 feet (1.5 meters) deep across… [+4622 chars]

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