Polar Ice Loss Raises Global Sea Levels by Over 3cm Since 1970s
Satellite data reveals that Greenland and Antarctica lost 11.3 trillion metric tons of ice since the 1970s, primarily due to speeding glaciers.
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First reported by Spotlight news only, 1h 53m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
4 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 16 Sept 2026. Spotlight news only published first, on 16 September at 09:00 UTC; Eos followed 1h 53m later. The most recent article, from New Scientist, appeared on 16 September at 17:00 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Spotlight news only, Eos, Times of India, New Scientist.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- Spotlight news onlySpeeding glaciers drive half a century of polar ice loss
- EosWe’ve Lost 11 Trillion Metric Tons of Ice Since the 1980s
- Times of IndiaGreenland and Antarctica lost 11,309 billion tonnes of ice in 44 years
- New ScientistSatellite data gives clearer picture of how ice sheets are losing mass
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Satellite data gives clearer picture of how ice sheets are losing mass New Scientist
- Greenland and Antarctica lost 11,309 billion tonnes of ice in 44 years Times of India
- We’ve Lost 11 Trillion Metric Tons of Ice Since the 1980s Eos
- Speeding glaciers drive half a century of polar ice loss Spotlight news only
In this story
- Greenland
- Antarctica