Swiss glaciers have lost 10% of volume in last 2 years due to warming temperatures, experts say
FOX NewsSEP 12 2023
According to the Switzerland-based glacier monitoring group GLAMOS, the country's glaciers have melted faster than usual due to extra hot summer temperatures.According to the Switzerland-based glacier monitoring group, GLAMOS, the Nordic country's glaciers have melted at an above-average year this year due to extra hot summer temperatures.
Another reason for this year's glacial melting, which GLAMOS said led to record 2.5% reduction in volume, was dust coming from the Sahara Desert, which darkens the ice and thus inhibits its ability to reflect sunlight back into the atmosphere.Another reason for this year's glacial melting, which GLAMOS said led to a record 2.5% reduction in volume, was dust originating from the Sahara Desert, which darkens the ice and thus inhibits its ability to reflect sunlight back into the atmosphere.
As more than half of the glaciers in the Alps are located in Switzerland, which is reportedly also enduring temperature rises at more than twice the global average, some scientists say that without significant greenhouse gas reductions, 80% of the glaciers could be gone by 2100.
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