Switzerland's glaciers lost six percent of their total volume this year due to a dry winter and repeated summer heatwaves, according to a report
Switzerland's glaciers lost six percent of their total volume this year due to a dry winter and repeated summer heatwaves, shattering previous ice melt records, according to a report.
If carbon dioxide emissions are reduced and the climate protected, "this might save about one third of the total volumes in Switzerland in the best case", he told AFP news agency.Global protests push on payment for climate damage ahead of Egypt COP27At the start of the year, the snow cover in the Alps was exceptionally light, then a large volume of sand dust blew in from the Sahara Desert between March and May, settling on the surface.
According to an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report published in February, the melting of ice and snow is one of the 10 key threats from climate change.The Pizol, Vadret dal Corvatsch and Schwarzbachfirn glaciers "have practically disappeared — measurements were discontinued", the commission said.
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