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facts & figures

What is the status of glacier monitoring at national levels?

http://wgms.ch/national-glacier-state/

What is the current state of glaciers around the world?

http://wgms.ch/global-glacier-state/

What is the current state of single glaciers around the world?

 Photos from select glacier profiles

How much are glaciers contributing to sea-level rise?

http://wgms.ch/sea-level-rise/

What is the glacier contribution to the global water cycle?

http://wgms.ch/water_cycle/

What is the maturity of the global glacier datasets?

http://wgms.ch/maturity_glacier_datasets/

Which glaciers are the largest in the world?

http://wgms.ch/largest_glaciers/

last change 28/01/2025
 http://wgms.ch/insight-wgms/ https://www.un-glaciers.org/

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