Earth Faces Peak Glacier Loss of 3,000 Annually by Midcentury
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A study warns that thousands of glaciers could vanish annually by the end of the century due to global warming, with the number potentially reaching 4,000 per year under worst-case scenarios, emphasizing the urgent need for climate action to prevent significant environmental and local impacts.
- Earth Estimated to Lose 3,000 Glaciers a Year at 'Peak Extinction' ScienceAlert
- Peak glacier extinction in the mid-twenty-first century Nature
- Thousands of glaciers to melt each year by midcentury, study finds Al Jazeera
- Glaciers to reach peak rate of extinction in the Alps in eight years The Guardian
- The world will soon be losing 3000 glaciers every year New Scientist
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