Glaciers Today

Arctic Canada South

How this region’s glaciers are changing – monthly data from CryoSat-2

July 2026 bulletin

What's happening to Arctic Canada South's glaciers?

Arctic Canada South hosts roughly 11,000 glaciers, comprising about 6% of Earth’s total glacier area. This area has seen consistent and extensive ice loss over the past two decades, 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.