2026-06-02 · percent of 1970 glacier mass
Glaciers outside Greenland and Antarctica are shrinking fast
Mountain glaciers feed rivers for billions. They lost roughly a quarter of their mass since 1970.
Mountain glaciers feed rivers for billions. They lost roughly a quarter of their mass since 1970. This grid divides reference glacier mass (2026 snapshot) into colored bands — Mass lost and Remaining — using equal squares so you compare shares, not country size on a map.
1 cell = 0.1 percent of 1970 glacier mass (0.1% of reference glacier mass) · 1,000 cells
Context
The 2026 figures from WGMS glacier monitoring put Remaining at 72% of reference glacier mass and Mass lost at 28%.
WGMS reference glaciers ~28% mass loss since 1970.
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Credit this grid as Inagrid — https://inagrid.com/e/2026-06-02-glacier-mass-loss