Disappearing Alpine Glaciers a Grim Warning to the Arctic
In the past 20 years Swiss glaciers have been shrinking rapidly, with some gone forever. Dr. Matthias Huss says this provides an insight into what can happen to the Arctic unless emissions are drastically reduced.
Dr Matthias Huss, the head of the Swiss glacier monitoring organization GLAMOS, says that climate change has caused glaciers in the Swiss Alps to shrink considerably over the past 20 years, with some disappearing entirely. He claims this development provides an insight into what can happen in the Arctic unless emission levels are drastically reduced.
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