Greenland and Antarctica are melting at rates matching ‘worse-case scenario’ predictions

The study, published in Nature Climate Change, has confirmed the polar ice caps are losing mass at rates threatening dire sea-level rise.

As reported in the Express:

• Trillions of tons of ice are melting

• The melt has caused a sea level rise estimated at 17.8 mm

• The melt contributes to coastal flooding, shifting ocean currents and extreme weather events

• A further 6.7 inches (17 cm) rise is predicted by the end of the century to impact on millions of people.

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