Study Shows Glaciers Have Lost ‘3 Olympic Swimming Pools Per Second’ Since 2000

An international science project on Wednesday published a study in the journal Nature showing that glaciers have lost an average of 273 billion metric tons of ice annually since 2000—depleting freshwater resources, driving sea-level rise, and underscoring the need for sweeping global action to significantly reduce planet-heating pollution.The Glacier Mass Balance Intercomparison Exercise (GlaMBIE) team…

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