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Satellites show Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 years

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A scientific report reveals that Greenland and Antarctica have lost approximately 12.5 trillion tons of ice since 1979. Satellite data tracked this significant melting over a 47-year period.

About 12.5 trillion tons of ice from glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979, according to a major scientific report.

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