Climate change is accelerating the melting of the world's mountain glaciers, according to a massive new study that found them shrinking more than twice as fast as in the early 2000s. The world's glaciers lost ice at the rate of about 255 billion tons (231 billion metric tons) annual from 2000 to 2011,

Scientists believe the melting glaciers have led to sea levels rising by two centimetres in the last 25 years - the fastest ever recorded. They believe that from 2000 to 2023, the world's glaciers have lost more than 6,

Ice loss from the world's glaciers has accelerated over the past decade, scientists said on Wednesday, warning that melting may be faster than previously expected in the coming years and drive sea levels higher.