00:00A new study has warned that nearly 40% of the total mass of the world's glaciers is now doomed to melt,
00:06even if global temperatures were to stop rising in the near future.
00:09Researchers estimate that these ice caps could lose 39% of their mass compared to 2020 levels,
00:15a trend that is already irreversible, contributing to an increase of 113 mm in global sea level.
00:22An article published in the journal Science noted that the loss increases to 76%
00:27its role continues with its current climate policies.
00:30In 2015, almost the entire international community pledged to work together in the Paris Agreement
00:36to keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
00:42Although the study offers a far-from-encouraging prognosis for the world's glaciers,
00:46its authors assured that they intend to offer a message of hope.
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