Studies published in the journal Nature Geoscience, say that as a result of melting glaciers will increase the level of sea levels by 4 meters.
The first study estimates that glaciers of the mountains will lose 15% to 27% by volume as the 2100, which "could have significant impacts on local hydrology and the availability of water sources.
Some areas will suffer more, depending on the size of glaciers, their terrain and location.
New Zealand will lose an average of 72% and 75% .
While on the glaciers of Greenland does not exceed the rate of 8% and the Asian 10%.
According to the study, this could lead to rising sea levels by 12 centimeters by the end of the century.
These data largely agree with the assessments of the Intergovernmental Expert Group of the UN climate evolution (Giec) in their last report in 2007.
One of the scenarios provides Giec rise in average global temperature by 2.8 degrees during the 21st century.
Scientists Valentina Radic and Hok Regina University of Alaska, based their calculations on data collected for 300 glaciers from 1961 to 2004.
The second study conducted by the University of Calgary in Canada.
In this study indicates that even if even if all emissions of greenhouse gases stop until 2100, the warming will continue for centuries to come.