{
  "id": 7863739,
  "title": "Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland and Antarctica in 47 years, satellites show",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/earth-lost-more-than-12-trillion-tons-of-ice-from-greenland-and-7863739",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T20:10:06.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/earth-lost-more-than-12-trillion-tons-of-ice-from-greenland-and-antarctica-in-47-years-satellites-show"
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  "summary": "A major report has found that 12.5 trillion tons of ice from Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979. The massive glacier melt is mainly attributed to warmer waters eroding the ice sheets from below and the sides.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/free-astronomy-talk-in-denia-will-reveal-how-scientists-protect-earth",
        "published": "2026-09-16T15:57:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Fast Company",
        "title": "Over 12 trillion tons of Earth’s polar ice has melted, as scientists warn about sea-level rise",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/over-12-trillion-tons-of-earths-polar-ice-has-melted-as-scientists",
        "published": "2026-09-16T16:32:58.000Z"
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        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour Science",
        "title": "Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland and Antarctica in 47 years, satellites show",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/earth-lost-more-than-12-trillion-tons-of-ice-from-greenland-and",
        "published": "2026-09-16T20:10:06.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}