Melting Glaciers Cause One-Third of Sea-Level Rise

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Patagonia, Glacier. Photo source: ©© Stuckincustoms

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The world’s glaciers lost 260 gigatons of water each year between 2003 and 2009, making these rivers of ice responsible for almost a third of sea-level rise in that time, new research finds…

Read Full Article, LiveScience / Our Amazing Planet

Original Study: “A Reconciled Estimate of Glacier Contributions to Sea Level Rise: 2003 to 2009,” Science

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