Study reveals glaciers melting at unprecedented rates with 7 trillion tons lost since 2000

A new study shows that climate change is causing mountain glaciers to melt faster than ever. From 2000 to 2011, glaciers lost about 255 billion tons of ice annually, but this increased to 346 billion tons from 2011 to 2023. In 2023 alone, glaciers lost a record 604 billion tons. Since 2000, the world's glaciers have lost over 7 trillion tons of ice. Alaska's glaciers are melting the fastest, losing about 67 billion tons each year. Central Europe's glaciers have shrunk by 39% since 2000, with the Alps facing significant losses. The study highlights that melting glaciers contribute more to sea level rise than ice loss in Greenland or Antarctica. Experts note that the current rate of glacier loss is unsustainable and may lead to more severe predictions in the future.