Global glacier mass change in 2025

The WGMS Network; Nicholas E. Barrand

doi:10.1038/s43017-026-00777-z

Global glacier mass change in 2025

The WGMS Network
, Nicholas E. Barrand

Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Abstract

Glaciers lost 408 ± 132 Gt of mass during the hydrological year 2025, equivalent to 1.1 ± 0.4 mm sea-level rise. Since 1975, glacier mass loss has totalled 9,583 ± 1,211 Gt, equivalent to 26.4 ± 3.3 mm of sea-level rise, with six of the highest mass-loss years on record occurring in the past seven years.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	213-215
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
Volume	7
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-026-00777-z
Publication status	Published - 7 Apr 2026

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