Chapter 5a - Effects on Water Stored as Ice and Sea Levels
Nearly all the world's glaciers and ice sheets are melting. The fastest rate of loss is in the Arctic. There is great uncertainty on the rate of future glacial loss but according to satellite data sea level rise is faster than what the IPC models forecast. Sea level rise is also influenced by thermal expansion. A lot will depend on uncertain feedback loops and glacial dynamics as well as attempts to mitigate carbon...