During the hydrological season of 2020/21, the region with the biggest glacial mass loss worldwide was Western North America amounting to a negative balance of 1,708 millimeters of water equivalent or 1,708 kilograms of ice loss per square meter. Glaciers in this region are located in the Pacific Coast Mountains, the Rocky Mountains, the Cascade Range, and in the Sierra Nevada.
Glacial mass balance worldwide for the hydrological year 2019/20 and 2020/2021, by region
(in millimeters water equivalent)
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WGMS. (November 8, 2023). Glacial mass balance worldwide for the hydrological year 2019/20 and 2020/2021, by region (in millimeters water equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295536/ice-mass-loss-glaciers-globally-share/
WGMS. "Glacial mass balance worldwide for the hydrological year 2019/20 and 2020/2021, by region (in millimeters water equivalent)." Chart. November 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295536/ice-mass-loss-glaciers-globally-share/
WGMS. (2023). Glacial mass balance worldwide for the hydrological year 2019/20 and 2020/2021, by region (in millimeters water equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295536/ice-mass-loss-glaciers-globally-share/
WGMS. "Glacial Mass Balance Worldwide for The Hydrological Year 2019/20 and 2020/2021, by Region (in Millimeters Water Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295536/ice-mass-loss-glaciers-globally-share/
WGMS, Glacial mass balance worldwide for the hydrological year 2019/20 and 2020/2021, by region (in millimeters water equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295536/ice-mass-loss-glaciers-globally-share/ (last visited December 25, 2024)
Glacial mass balance worldwide for the hydrological year 2019/20 and 2020/2021, by region (in millimeters water equivalent) [Graph], WGMS, November 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295536/ice-mass-loss-glaciers-globally-share/
