Greenland and Antarctica lost 11,309 billion tonnes of ice in 44 years

Greenland and Antarctica have lost a combined 11.3 billion tonnes of ice since the late 1970s, contributing more than 3 centimetres to global sea level rise, according to a new international assessment by polar scientists.As per SWNS, the comprehensive study, led by researchers at Northumbria University and supported by NASA, provides what scientists describe as the most complete picture yet of how the world's two major ice sheets have changed over the past half-century.Between 1979 and 2023, the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets lost an estimated 11,309 billion tonnes of ice, raising global sea levels by 31.4 millimetres.