Scientists in Germany have removed the southern Schneferner from its status as a glacier in the Alps, accelerating its demise this summer after extreme heat.
In Monday's announcement by the Bavarian Academy of Sciences, it indicated that there are now only four glaciers left in Germany as the Southern Schneeferner has now lost its status as a glacier. The report released highlighted that the glacier lost massive ice cover due to the scorching temperatures in the summer, which led to this demise.
The report added that even the thickest spot was now diminished to less than six meters, compared to around 10 meters in 2018. The surface area of the glacier halved during the same period to about one hectare.
The Southern Schneferner is an ice sheet located on a high plateau south of the Zugspitze, the country's highest peak. The researchers said measurements in mid-September show that it has been reduced by half over the past four years. It is now slightly more than 2 m (6 ft) thick in most areas, meaning it will no longer slide downhill and therefore cannot be considered a glacier. "The rest of the ice will melt completely in the coming one to two years," the scientists said.
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