Melting glaciers caused almost 2cm of sea level rise this century, study reveals

Melting ice from Svínafellsjökull glacier near Svinafell, Iceland. The study found the world’s glaciers lost an average of 273bn tonnes of ice every year. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Melting glaciers have caused almost 2cm of sea level rise this century alone, a decades-long study has revealed.

The research shows the world’s glaciers collectively lost 6.542tn tonnes of ice between 2000 and 2023, causing an 18mm (0.7in) rise in global sea levels.