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World’s glaciers hold less ice than thought: Study
The good news is that the al sea level would rise 7.6 centimeters less than previously thought if all glaciers were melted. The bad news is that less water is stored in the mountains, which could affect regions around glaciers that rely on water supply from the rivers from those mountains. A recent study that used high-resolution satellites found glacier retreat seems to have been sped up in the last two decades due to global warming. At present, glacial ice melt contributes about 30% of annual sea-level rise. The rest comes from massive ice sheet melts from Antarctica and Greenland. The point is that glacier melt directly and immediately affects the lives in the surrounding regions.
Enjoy reading the article and learn about another sign of accelerating global warming.
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