Bruna Alves
Research lead covering environment and sustainability
Detailed statistics
Key figures on glaciers 2022
Detailed statistics
Global sea ice extent per month 1980-2023
Detailed statistics
Maximum Arctic sea ice extent 1979-2023
Global share of Earth's water resources
Distribution of Earth's global water resources
Lowest global temperatures recorded
Coldest places measured worldwide (in degrees Celsius)
Global ocean temperature anomalies 1880-2023
Annual anomalies in global ocean surface temperature from 1880 to 2023, based on temperature departure (in degrees Celsius)
Share of global area covered by glaciers, by region
Distribution of glacier area worldwide, by region
Key figures on glaciers 2022
Key information about glaciers worldwide as of July 2022
Global area covered by glaciers, by region
Approximate area covered by glaciers worldwide, by region (in square kilometers)
Glacial ice loss share 2000-2019, by select region
Share of glacial mass loss worldwide between 2000 and 2019, by region
Glacial ice loss per year 2000-2019, by select region
Annual loss of ice mass in select glaciers worldwide between 2000 and 2019 (in gigatons)
Global sea ice extent per month 1980-2023
Average monthly global sea ice extent from January 1980 to June 2023 (in million square kilometers)
Northern Hemisphere sea ice extent per month 1980-2024
Average monthly sea ice extent in the Northern Hemisphere from January 1980 to May 2024 (in million square kilometers)
Southern Hemisphere sea ice extent per month 1980-2024
Average monthly sea ice extent in the Southern Hemisphere from January 1980 to July 2024 (in million square kilometers)
Maximum Arctic sea ice extent 1979-2023
Maximum Arctic sea ice extent from 1979 to 2023 (in million square kilometers)
Northern Hemisphere's snow cover extent in December 1970-2022
Extent of snow cover in December in the Northern Hemisphere from 1970 to 2022 (in million square kilometers)
Annual ice mass loss in Greenland and Antarctica 2002-2022
Annual ice mass loss from Greenland and Antarctica ice sheets from 2002 to 2022 (in gigatons per year)
Ice mass variation in Antarctica 2002-2023
Ice mass change in Antarctica from 2002 to 2023 (in billion metric tons)
Ice mass variation in Greenland 2002-2023
Ice mass change in Greenland from 2002 to 2023 (in billion metric tons)
Share of global glacial mass loss 2100, by warming scenario
Share of glacial mass loss worldwide in 2100, by warming scenario
Lowest maximum Arctic sea ice extents 2023
Lowest maximum Arctic sea ice extents as of 2023 (in million square kilometers)
Lowest minimum Arctic sea ice extents 2022
Lowest minimum Arctic sea ice extents as of 2022 (in million square kilometers)
Estimated change in global surface temperature 2021-2100, by scenario
Estimated changes in surface temperatures worldwide between 2021 and 2100, by scenario (in degrees Celsius)
Annual global sea level rise 2019, by process
Average annual sea level variation worldwide as of 2019, by process (in millimeters per year)
Estimated change in global sea level rise in 2100, by scenario
Estimated changes in sea level rise worldwide due to land ice contribution by 2100, by scenario (in centimeters)
Global sea level rise contributions 2100, by glacier region
Contributions to sea level rise worldwide by 2100, by glacier region (in millimeters)
Thawed permafrost area 2030, by scenario
Area of thawed permafrost worldwide by 2030, by warming scenario (in million square kilometers)
Population of polar bears and sea ice loss 2021, by region
Polar bear population and sea ice change in 2021, by region
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