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Satellites show Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 years

All sources report the same factual information with identical framing.

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As of September 16, 2026 at 8:54 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened About 12.5 trillion tons of ice from glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979, according to a major scientific report.
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
Match confidence Medium confidence. 2 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceDeveloping

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Left / center-leftEarth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland and Antarctica in 47 years, satellites show

PBS NewsHour · Center-left · News report

CenterSatellites show Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 years

WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report

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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Sep 16, 8:54 PM

Satellites show Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 years

About 12.5 trillion tons of ice from glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979, according to a major scientific report.

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PBS NewsHourNews report · Sep 16, 8:10 PM

Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland and Antarctica in 47 years, satellites show

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...

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Details0/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 2 sources
0/99 Wording GapMedium confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 16 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

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Sep 16, 8:10 PM: PBS NewsHour joined the source map.

Sep 16, 8:54 PM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 0/99 and story health is live match · 16 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.