According to a recent international study involving researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden, from 1979 to 2023, Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets lost a total of about 11.3 trillion tons of ice, corresponding to a rise in the global average sea level of more than 3 centimeters.

According to a recent international study involving researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden, from 1979 to 2023, Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets lost a total of about 11.3 trillion tons of ice, corresponding to a rise in the global average sea level of more than 3 centimeters.