As of 2023, approximately 26,000 kilograms of ice per square meter have been lost from the glaciers worldwide compared to 1970. Such a downward trend has been intensifying recently, adding approximately 1,000 kilograms per square meter to the glacier loss each year.
Annual cumulative glacier mass balance worldwide between 1970 and 2023
(in meters of water equivalent)
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (May 10, 2024). Annual cumulative glacier mass balance worldwide between 1970 and 2023 (in meters of water equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295522/ice-mass-loss-glaciers-globally/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Annual cumulative glacier mass balance worldwide between 1970 and 2023 (in meters of water equivalent)." Chart. May 10, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295522/ice-mass-loss-glaciers-globally/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2024). Annual cumulative glacier mass balance worldwide between 1970 and 2023 (in meters of water equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295522/ice-mass-loss-glaciers-globally/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Annual Cumulative Glacier Mass Balance Worldwide between 1970 and 2023 (in Meters of Water Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295522/ice-mass-loss-glaciers-globally/
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Annual cumulative glacier mass balance worldwide between 1970 and 2023 (in meters of water equivalent) [Graph], National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, May 10, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295522/ice-mass-loss-glaciers-globally/
