Glaciers in the Alps have shrunk 39% in the last two decades, satellite data reveals

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February 19, 2025, 4:00 PM

• •A new study has found that glaciers are melting at an alarming rate.
• •The study found that glaciers have lost an average of 273 billion tonnes of ice per year since 2000.
• •The rate of ice loss is increasing and could lead to the loss of over 90% of the Alps' glacier mass by 2100.

A new study has found that glaciers around the world are melting at an alarming rate. The European Alps have seen the most significant decline, with glaciers shrinking by 39% in just over two decades. The study was conducted by a team of European scientists and a British startup using satellite data.

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