"They melted on average about 1.6 times faster annually this decade compared with the 1990s, and about six times faster than in the 1980s."
Melting glaciers show climate change speeding up: UN, scientists
Thirty reference glaciers monitored by the Swiss-based World Glacier Monitoring Service lost about 66 centimetres (two feet) in thickness on average in 2005, the UN Environment Programme said in a statement Monday.
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Original: Glaciers (water supply) Melting 6 X Faster Than '80s