The world’s glaciers are predicted to lose as much as 40 percent of their mass and contribute nine centimeters (3.5 inches) to sea level rise by 2100
The team observed the growing lake at the base for about five years in Nepal and collected data by measuring the receding glaciers.
The study projected that the world’s glaciers could lose as much as 40 percent of their mass by 2100. This conclusion was driven after initiating computer simulations and making a model of glaciers worldwide, excluding the Greenland and AntarcticThe model aimed to predict the outcome of melting glaciers if Earth’s temperatures increased by 1.5 to 4 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels.
Additionally, if the planet gets warmer by 2.7 degrees Celsius because of the promises made at a big climate conference , almost all glaciers in Central Europe, western Canada, and the United States will melt away. The ocean water levels will rise, too, which can generate difficulties for places near the coast. “Regardless of temperature increase, the glaciers are going to experience a lot of loss,” Rounce said. “That’s inevitable.”The model deployed utilized satellite-driven mass change data, making this the first study to do so. It helped narrow down all the 215,000 glaciers in the world.
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