According to a 2021 study, Alaska accounted for almost 25 percent of the global ice mass loss over 20 years. These seven glacial regions contributed to nearly 83 percent of meltwater, enough to raise sea level every year by 0.74 millimeters.
Share of glacial mass loss worldwide between 2000 and 2019, by region
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Carbon Brief. (April 28, 2021). Share of glacial mass loss worldwide between 2000 and 2019, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295536/ice-mass-loss-glaciers-globally-share/
Carbon Brief. "Share of glacial mass loss worldwide between 2000 and 2019, by region." Chart. April 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295536/ice-mass-loss-glaciers-globally-share/
Carbon Brief. (2021). Share of glacial mass loss worldwide between 2000 and 2019, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295536/ice-mass-loss-glaciers-globally-share/
Carbon Brief. "Share of Glacial Mass Loss Worldwide between 2000 and 2019, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295536/ice-mass-loss-glaciers-globally-share/
Carbon Brief, Share of glacial mass loss worldwide between 2000 and 2019, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295536/ice-mass-loss-glaciers-globally-share/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of glacial mass loss worldwide between 2000 and 2019, by region [Graph], Carbon Brief, April 28, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295536/ice-mass-loss-glaciers-globally-share/