New Studies revealed that world glaciers are melting faster than expected leaving behind the previous predictions.
A study published in Nature has raised the concerns over the pacing melt of global glaciers, having far reaching consequences for sea level rise and global fresh supplies.
According to the study, which combined field and satellite measurements a steep rise occurred in ice loss with a 36 percent increase in ice loss between 2012 to 2023 compared to the previous decade.
A professor at the University of Zurich and co-author of the study, called the results” shocking”, but not completely unexpected.
The study’s results shows that glacier loss is happening at much rapid pace than previously thought. IN addition ,this rising trend may continue to escalate in the coming times.
This will lead to the higher sea level at the end of century, exceeding the previous predictions.
The situation of smaller glaciers is more alarming, many had predicted that if it continued like that, they may entirely disappear by the end of century.
“We are facing higher sea level rise than we expected before,” the professor told media. He stressed that this loss could have a lot of impacts on freshwater, particularly in regions like Central Asia and Central Andes, the regions that depend greatly on glaciers.
The study revealed that since the start of new century, the world glaciers have lost almost 5 percent of their volume.
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