Land Ice: Greenland & Antarctic ice mass anomaly

Data from NASA's Grace satellites show that the land ice sheets in both Antarctica and Greenland are losing mass. The continent of Antarctica (left chart) has been losing more than 100 cubic kilometers (24 cubic miles) of ice per year since 2002.

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Maintainer Felix Landerer
Last Updated April 23, 2025, 22:51 (UTC)
Created March 31, 2025, 20:23 (UTC)
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