🏔️ What does 450 gigatonnes of ice loss look like? In 2024, all glaciated regions on Earth lost ice for the third consecutive year. That’s 450 Gt gone: enough to form a block of ice 7 km tall, 7 km wide, and 7 km deep or to fill 180 million Olympic swimming pools. This single year of meltwater added 1.2 mm to global sea levels, increasing flood risks for hundreds of millions of people living in coastal zones. 💧 As highlighted by the World Meteorological Organization #StateOfWater 2024 Report, the water cycle is no longer steady. It’s swinging between deluge and drought, amplifying the cascading impacts of too much or too little water on our societies and economies. Read the full report at the link in bio 🔗