This 2010 photo shows the Himalayan range of mountains is seen at sunrise from Nagarkot, about 5 kilometers (3 miles) northeast of Katmandu. (Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP)

Ice caps not shrinking as much as once thought, new data show

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Mountain glaciers and ice caps around the globe collectively lost 148 billion tons of ice a year, according to new satellite measurements. The rate is 30 percent lower than scientists thought.

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