Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland and Antarctica in 47 years, satellites show
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.
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