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Weather Discussion => International => Topic started by: Mark on August 30, 2026, 08:55:46 AM

Title: More than 170 years of glacier retreat has barely changed the basic number
Post by: Mark on August 30, 2026, 08:55:46 AM

Ten Percent Then, Ten Percent Now
More than 170 years of glacier retreat has barely changed the basic number: roughly 10% of Earth’s land was covered by glacial ice near the end of the Little Ice Age—and roughly 10% remains covered today (more than 15 million km², NSIDC).

https://electroverse.substack.com/p/cold-anomalies-bookend-europe-ten