# Greenland Ice Sheet Shrinks for 30th Consecutive Year

Geus reports Greenland's ice sheet lost mass for the 30th straight year, with 173 billion tonnes lost in the latest season.

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Geus, the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, announced that the Greenland ice sheet has lost mass for 30 consecutive years, with the last year of net mass gain being the 1995/1996 season. [^1]

Geus reported that the Greenland ice sheet lost approximately 173 billion tonnes of ice in the 2025/2026 melting year (September 2025 to August 2026), compared to a record loss of 458 billion tonnes in the 2012 melting year. [^2]

Larsen said there are concerns that the release of freshwater from the melting ice sheet could affect global ocean currents, particularly the AMOC (Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation), which transports warm water to Scandinavia. [^3]

Signe Hillerup Larsen, a researcher at Geus's Department of Glaciology and Climate, said that the melting of the ice sheet contributes to global sea level rise, with greater melting leading to higher sea levels. [^4]

Signe Hillerup Larsen, a researcher in the Department of Glaciology and Climate at GEUS, said on 2026-09-01 that a single year's data is heavily influenced by weather and does not indicate long-term climate trends, and that the 30 years of consecutive shrinkage indicate global warming is accelerating the ice sheet's melt. [^5]

## What this stands on

1. Geus, the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, announced that the Greenland ice sheet has lost mass for 30 consecutive years, with the last year of net mass gain being the 1995/1996 season. (Berlingske, News)
2. Geus reported that the Greenland ice sheet lost approximately 173 billion tonnes of ice in the 2025/2026 melting year (September 2025 to August 2026), compared to a record loss of 458 billion tonnes in the 2012 melting year. (Berlingske, News)
3. Larsen said there are concerns that the release of freshwater from the melting ice sheet could affect global ocean currents, particularly the AMOC (Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation), which transports warm water to Scandinavia. (Berlingske, News)
4. Signe Hillerup Larsen, a researcher at Geus's Department of Glaciology and Climate, said that the melting of the ice sheet contributes to global sea level rise, with greater melting leading to higher sea levels. (Berlingske, News)
5. Signe Hillerup Larsen, a researcher in the Department of Glaciology and Climate at GEUS, said on 2026-09-01 that a single year's data is heavily influenced by weather and does not indicate long-term climate trends, and that the 30 years of consecutive shrinkage indicate global warming is accelerating the ice sheet's melt. (TASS, News)

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