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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Damian Carrington Environment editor

Almost 40% of world’s glaciers already doomed due to climate crisis – study

a mountainous region with ice melted away
Scientists said that every tenth-of-a-degree rise that was avoided would save 2.7tn tonnes of ice. Photograph: Harry Zekollari

Almost 40% of glaciers in existence today are already doomed to melt due to climate-heating emissions from fossil fuels, a study has found.

The loss will soar to 75% if global heating reaches the 2.7C rise for which the world is currently on track.

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