# Greenland and Antarctica have lost 12 trillion tonnes of ice since 1979

https://mins.news/en/video/63717

- euronews, 2026-09-18 05:02 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqCKQco17Co

> A major scientific study says Greenland and Antarctica have lost 12 trillion tonnes of ice since 1979. Ice loss began accelerating in the 1990s.

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