Half of world's glaciers expected to vanish by 2100 -- study

By Agence France-Presse

Jan 07, 2023 12:00 am

Washington, United States: Half of the Earth's glaciers, notably smaller ones, are destined to disappear by the end of the century because of climate change, but limiting global warming could save others, according to a new study.

The findings, published in the journal Science on Thursday (Friday in Manila), provide the most comprehensive look so far at the future of the world's 215,000 glaciers.

In this file photo taken on Sept. 21, 2021, an ice block drifts after breaking away from the Nordenskiold glacier, near Pyramiden, in Svalbard, a northern Norwegian archipelago. Half of the Earth's glaciers, especially the smallest ones, are doomed to disappear because of climate change by the end of the century, a new study revealed on Jan. 5, 2023 (January 6 in Manila), but limiting global warming to a minimum could still save the others. AFP PHOTO

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