''Earth’s ice is melting less rapidly than previously thought — but sea levels continue to rise''

"In the most comprehensive analysis of its kind to date, scientists have used NASA satellites to gauge just how much of the world's ice has been lost to the oceans. Their results? Data collected over eight years of the past decade indicates that melting ice raised sea levels worldwide by an average of 1.48 millimeters.


"The total amount of ice lost to Earth's oceans from 2003 to 2010 would cover the entire United States in about one and one-half feet of water."


from io9........