Earth Sciences

The unquantified mass loss of Northern Hemisphere marine-terminating glaciers from 2000–2020

W. Kochtitzky, L. Copland, et al.

In a groundbreaking study, researchers have comprehensively quantified glacier mass loss due to frontal ablation in the Northern Hemisphere. Their findings reveal that marine-terminating glaciers contributed an average of 44.47 ± 6.23 Gt a−1 of ice to the ocean from 2000 to 2010, with significant increases into the next decade. This research was conducted by a team of experts including William Kochtitzky, Luke Copland, and Regine Hock, among others.