Switzerland: Glaciers have shrunk by half since 1930s, study finds | World News,The Indian Express
A new study has found Switzerland's glaciers have lost half their volume since 1931. The process is showing no sign of slowing down with researchers saying glacier retreat is "accelerating."
A study on Switzerland’s 1,400 glaciers has found that they are losing volume and the process looks to have accelerated over the past few years.
Polytechnic university ETH Zurich and the Swiss Federal Institute on Forest, Snow and Landscape Research on Monday announced their findings based on topographical changes to glaciers since 1931.
Researchers discovered that the volume of ice had shrunk by half over the past 85 years until 2016, and since then glaciers have receded a further 12%.
“Glacier retreat is accelerating. Closely observing this phenomenon and quantifying its historical dimensions is important because it allows us to infer the glaciers’ responses to a changing climate,” said co-author of the study Daniel Farinotti.
How the researchers arrived at their conclusion
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