Glaciers ending in lakes, oceans or ice shelves make up 3. 2% of the world's glaciers, but lost 134 billion metric tons (148 billion tons) of ice each year between 2000 and 2019, accounting for more than half of all glacier ice loss, a new study shows.
Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-10-world-glaciers-account-glacier-ice.html)