World's glaciers melting at accelerated pace, leading scientists say

From the Alps to the Andes, the world's glaciers are retreating at an accelerated pace - despite the recent controversy over claims by the United Nations' body of experts, leading climate scientists said today...

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New analyses suggests meltwater from land-based ice could lead to a sea level rise of 2.6ft by the end of this century - and possibly as much as 6.5ft.

Glacier melt is also threatening water supplies, with recent studies showing less water flowing from glaciers to the great rivers such as the Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra that sustain the Indian subcontinent...

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via The Guardian
by Suzanne Goldberg