Satellites show Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 years
IRVINE, California — About 12.5 trillion tons of ice from the Greenland and Antarctic glaciers have melted since 1979, which is enough frozen water to pack ice 5 feet deep across the entire continental United States, according to a major scientific report. Earth’s warming is accelerating the melting of the planet’s two main ice sheets, … Read more