Produced by: Manoj Kumar
Earth’s glaciers are losing 300 billion tons of ice annually—three pools vanish every second.
A shocking study reveals that glaciers have lost 5% of their total volume since 2000.
Millions rely on glaciers for drinking water, but rapid melting threatens global supplies.
Glacier melt has raised sea levels by 0.7 inches since 2000, reshaping coastlines worldwide.
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The Alps and Pyrenees have lost 40% of their glaciers in just two decades.
Even drastic climate action can’t stop 25% of remaining glacier ice from disappearing by 2100.
Glacier loss is disrupting irrigation, threatening food production in key farming regions.
Hydroelectric plants relying on glacier melt face collapse as ice reserves dwindle.
Experts warn that without urgent action, half of the world’s glaciers could vanish this century.