The Global Ice Melts

 According to research published in The Cryosphere in Jan.  According to Thomas Slater, Researcher,  at the Leeds’ Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling to the ESA According to the study’s lead author, every region the scientists observed had  The research utilized the European Space Agency’s satellite network to analyze ice loss.  The data revealed that the Earth lost 1.4 trillion tons of ice  in 2017 alone, a nearly 63% increase from the amount of ice lost annually in the ‘90s.  Ice melt also contributes to climate change by reducing the ocean’s ability to reflect the sun’s rays Isobel Lawrence, Researcher at the  Leeds’ Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling said The loss of sea ice, combined with ice loss from 215k glaciers  that were analyzed globally, reportedly raised global sea levels by approx 1.3 inches  between 1994 and 2017.