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

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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 major report has found that 12.5 trillion tons of ice from Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979.

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