Switzerland lost 3 percent of its glacier ice this year. The Glaciers in the Alpine Country Suffered from a Lack of Snowfall in the Winter and A Heatwave in June. The Amount of Ice had Already Decreased Sharply in recent Years.
A Loss or 3 percent of Glacier Ice is “really very significant,” Says Director Matthias Huss of Monitoring Agency Glamos to News Agency Reuters . His Company Reports Annually from October to September. The Glaciers Below an Altitude of 3,000 meters are particularly hard hit.
The past months were not as dramatic as the years 2022 and 2023, when 5.9 and 4.4 percent of all swiss glacier ice melted away, respectively. But accordance to huss, the trend is clear. He pointss out that Switzerland has Seen About a Quarter of its Glacier Ice Melt in the Past Ten Years.
Between 2016 and 2022, about a hundred glaciers disappeared. Huss Warns That Even Ice Masses Will Disappear If Climate Change Continues.
The Increasingly Thin Glaciers Bring Risks with Theme. In May, A Piece of A Glacier Broke Off, Causing A Stream of Ice, Mud and Rocks to Start. The Mountain Village of Blatten was Largely Destroyed by It.
The Problem of Melting Glaciers is not limited to Switzerland. In Italy, The Ventina Glacier Has Now Retreated So far that it is too Difficult and Dangerous for Scientists to Reach the Ice. The Glacier Will Henceforth Be Observed with Dones.