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Yolaine De Kerchove Dexaerde

Greenland and Antarctica have lost 12 trillion tonnes of ice since 1979

Greenland and Antarctica have lost 12.5 trillion tonnes of ice since 1979, raising global sea levels by around 3.2 centimetres, according to a major scientific study.

The researchers found that ice loss has accelerated in recent decades, particularly since the 1990s.

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