Mountain glaciers hold less ice than previously thought – it's a concern for future water supplies but a drop in the bucket for sea level rise
- Written by Mathieu Morlighem, Professor of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College
Mountain glaciers are under threat from global warming.Phunjo Lama/AFP via Getty ImagesMountain glaciers are essential water sources for nearly a quarter of the global population. But figuring out just how much ice they hold – and how much water will be available as glaciers shrink in a warming world – has been notoriously difficult.
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