Antarctic ice-sheet change

NASA reports an approximate average ice loss of 135 gigatons per year for 2002–2025.

Estimated sea-level contribution: 0.4 mm/year.

Method: GRACE / GRACE-FO satellite gravimetry.

Scope: ice-sheet-wide average, not the loss at this marker.

Approximate rate; the caption supplies no numerical uncertainty.

Related Reports

• Climate observations

Sources and Records

1. NASA/JPL: GRACE ice mass, 2002–2025 — Introductory data caption; updated December 11, 2025

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