What's happening to Arctic Canada North's glaciers?
Arctic Canada North contains over 5,200 glaciers accounting for about 15% of Earth’s total glacier area - making it one of the largest glacierised regions outside of the two ice sheets. These glaciers have been steadily losing mass since at least 2000, with a marked acceleration in the late 2000s. Glacier retreat in this region is driven predominantly by rising summer air temperatures and longer melt seasons. Altogether, the Canadian Arctic Archipelago ranks among the largest regional glacier contributors to global sea-level rise outside the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets.