Glacier ice loss exposed by CryoSat.
Using data from ESA's CryoSat satellite, scientists have discovered that glaciers worldwide have shrunk by a total of 2% in just 10 years, and it's because of higher air temperatures. Glaciers provide an essential source of freshwater and are important for industries such as hydropower. The demise of glaciers around the world is set to cause serious problems for local populations and those relying on outflow water further downstream. Ice being lost from glaciers is contributing more to sea-level rise than the ice being lost from either of the giant ice sheets on Greenland and Antarctica.