Greenland's Ice Sheet Losing Nearly 200 Cubic Kilometers Annually, Study Reveals

Satellite data from 2010 to 2022 highlights alarming ice loss, contributing significantly to global sea level rise.

Greenland's ice sheet, the world's second-largest, has been shrinking by an average of 196 cubic kilometers annually between 2010 and 2022.
Researchers used data from ESA's CryoSat-2 and NASA's ICESat-2 missions, employing radar and laser measurements to track ice loss with high accuracy.
The total ice loss over the 12-year period amounts to 2,352 cubic kilometers, nearly equivalent to the volume of Africa's Lake Victoria.
This melting has already caused a 13.6-millimeter rise in global sea levels since 1992, with potential for a catastrophic 7-meter rise if the ice sheet fully melts.
The study underscores the variability of ice loss, with annual rates ranging from 4 to 464 cubic kilometers depending on environmental conditions.