Daily weather variability points to greater glacier ice loss

Summary

A study led by researchers at ETH Zurich and Vrije Universiteit Brussel found that including daily weather variability in glacier models leads to greater projected ice loss worldwide by the end of the century and faster sea-level rise. This follows earlier reports that Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier has been losing ice for decades, with concerns that its losses are accelerating.

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1. Phys.org

   19 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTCSource ↗

   Phys.org reports that a study published in Nature Communications found that accounting for daily weather variability leads to greater projected glacier ice loss by the end of the century.