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Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets lose 12.5 trillion tons since 1979

Around 12.5 trillion tons of ice have melted from Greenland and Antarctica since 1979, enough to raise global sea levels by about an inch. Scientists state that warmer waters eroding the ice from beneath and the sides is the primary cause, rather than just hotter air.
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