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Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Antarctica
terrestrial continent in the Southern Hemisphere
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Ines Otosaka said Greenland and Antarctica's 11.3 trillion tonnes of ice lost since 1979 would fill a 23-km cube and raised seas 3.14 cm, with loss rates quadrupling by the 2010s.
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Polar Ice Sheets Lose 11.3 Trillion Tons
Greenland and Antarctica lost 11.3 trillion tons of ice from 1979 to 2023, enough to fill a cube 23 kilometers high, raising global seas about 1 inch.
Sep 20, 2026
