The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has issued a warning about the rapid melting of glaciers, highlighting its catastrophic potential effects beyond mountain regions. It coincides with the first World Glacier Day of 2025, aiming to stress that glacier preservation is crucial for environmental, economic, and societal survival. A premiere study reveals glaciers lost 273 billion tons of ice annually since 2000, and this loss is projected to worsen, particularly affecting regions far from glacial zones. If trends continue, many glaciers may not exist by the end of the century, posing severe risks globally.
The retreat of glaciers is one of the most well-known and indisputable signs of global warming, highlighting broader significance beyond mere landscapes.
Preservation of glaciers is not just an environmental, economic, and societal necessity. It's a matter of survival, said Celeste Saulo, Secretary-General of the WMO.
Glaciers have lost an average of 273 billion tons of ice annually since 2000, equivalent to three Olympic-sized swimming pools per second.
The last decade has seen a 36% acceleration in ice loss, with predictions indicating many glaciers will not survive the 21st century.
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