Glaciers melting faster than predicted

LASERS beamed from space have revealed that glaciers in the Antarctic and Greenland are melting faster then predicted, climate scientists said yesterday.

The findings are said to be “the most comprehensive picture” yet of the decline, and an important step towards more accurate predictions for sea-level rise.

Analysis of millions of Nasa satellite measurements from both regions’ vast ice sheets shows the most serious ice loss is a result of glaciers speeding up where they flow into the sea.