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Climate change: change in mass of ice sheets

Cumulative change in mass of ice sheets, measured relative to a base year of 2002. For reference, 1 trillion metric tons is equal to about 260 cubic miles of
ice—enough to raise sea level by about 3 millimeters.

,Seasonal variation,Combined measurementsGreenlandGreenlandJan 1, 1992Dec 15, 2020Aug 18, 2003Feb 7, 2009AntarcticaAntarcticaJan 1, 1992Dec 15, 2020Aug 18, 2003Feb 7, 2009

Source: IMBIE and NASA via United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Note: "Combined measurements" are based on more than 20 different studies that have been combined for each region.

Jan 1, 1992
Dec 15, 2020