Greenland's ice mass has seen an overall decrease since 2002, despite some fluctuation. As of February 2025, the ice mass in Greenland had dropped by over**** trillion metric tons in comparison to April 16, 2002. This represented a loss rate of some *** billion metric tons per year. Antarctica's ice mass has followed a similar trend over the same period of time.
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NASA. (May 12, 2025). Ice mass change in Greenland from 2002 to 2025 (in billion metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412752/ice-mass-change-greenland-timeline/
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