As mountain glaciers shrink, the world’s resources also disappear
❄️ Mountain glaciers are melting faster than ever, and the world is losing critical resources with them
• Glaciers are losing 267 gigatons of ice each year
• Melt rates since 1970: Alps 65%, Himalayas 40%+, Alaska/Yukon 30%+
• At 2°C warming, 60–70% of glaciers could vanish
• By 2050, at least 30 million people may be displaced due to glacier-related water loss10 December 2025•Update: 10 December 2025
