Hidden within the Morteratsch Glacier in Switzerland lies a large ice cave a striking yet sobering sign of the ongoing and accelerating glacier disintegration leading to a reduction in the number of glaciers in the Alps and worldwide. (ETH Zurich via SWNS)
Lower-lying mountain regions in Central Europe, western Canada, the United States, Central Asia, and the equator-near parts of the Andes and African ranges could lose more than half of their glaciers before 2040. The graphic shows clockwise: the darker the shading, the earlier the loss. (ETH Zurich via SWNS)
Under extreme warming, even medium-sized glaciers such as the Rhône Glacier shrink dramatically. By 2100, depending on the global warming scenario, only 20 glaciers could remain in the Alps. (ETH Zurich via SWNS)
Hidden within the Morteratsch Glacier in Switzerland lies a large ice cave a striking yet sobering sign of the ongoing and accelerating glacier disintegration leading to a reduction in the number of glaciers in the Alps and worldwide. (ETH Zurich via SWNS)
Small glaciers in the Alps are disappearing completely as already happened with the Pizol Glacier and this is becoming increasingly common. (ETH Zurich via SWNS)
Hidden within the Morteratsch Glacier in Switzerland lies a large ice cave a striking yet sobering sign of the ongoing and accelerating glacier disintegration leading to a reduction in the number of glaciers in the Alps and worldwide. (ETH Zurich via SWNS)
By Stephen Beech
A record number of glaciers will disappear from the Alps over the next decade, warns new research.
Lower-lying mountain regions in Central Europe, western Canada, the United States, Central Asia, and the equator-near parts of the Andes and African ranges could lose more than half of their glaciers before 2040. The graphic shows clockwise: the darker the shading, the earlier the loss. (ETH Zurich via SWNS)
Under extreme warming, even medium-sized glaciers such as the Rhône Glacier shrink dramatically. By 2100, depending on the global warming scenario, only 20 glaciers could remain in the Alps. (ETH Zurich via SWNS)
Hidden within the Morteratsch Glacier in Switzerland lies a large ice cave a striking yet sobering sign of the ongoing and accelerating glacier disintegration leading to a reduction in the number of glaciers in the Alps and worldwide. (ETH Zurich via SWNS)
Small glaciers in the Alps are disappearing completely as already happened with the Pizol Glacier and this is becoming increasingly common. (ETH Zurich via SWNS)
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