A report published by Reuters highlights alarming data that reveals the Alps’ glaciers are facing the wrath of global warming and they are going to face the biggest ice loss in the history of 60 years.
The scientists have recorded the level of snowfall received in the Alps during the winters and comparing it to the melting during summers they concluded that glacier has shrunk at an alarming rate.
During the last winter, the Alps received lesser snowfall compared to usual. The region faced one of the harshest heatwaves in the month of July with the temperature reaching 30 degrees Celsius. The Swiss mountain village of Zermatt was the most affected and recorded the highest temperature levels.
According to the data gathered by the Global Land Ice Measurements from Space (GLIMS), the Corbassiere valley Glacier in the Alps shrank by 30% between 1850-2015. As per the IPCC’s report released in 2019, the Alps glaciers are going to face an 80% loss of ice by 2100 if the current GHG emission rate persists.
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