Earth's glaciers are melting faster than expected

The Taylor Glacier near McMurdo Station, Antarctica

Der Taylor-Gletscher in der Nähe der US-Forschungsstation McMurdo in der Antarktis Source: AAP

A new study has found global warming is melting Earth's glaciers faster than scientists had thought.


Every four months, the world is losing glacier snow and ice equivalent to what's in the European Alps.


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