Switzerland Risks Seeing Another Record Glacier Melt In 2023, Says Glaciologist
Date
4/30/2023 2:10:28 PM
(MENAFN- Swissinfo)
Snow cover in the glaciers is about 30% below the average of the last ten years but in some regions, the deficit is up to 50%, according to Huss. © Keystone / Mayk Wendt
The year 2023 looks set to be another bad one for Swiss glaciers, with snow cover around 30% below the average of the last ten years.
This content was published on April 30, 2023 April 30, 2023 Keystone-SDA/gw The situation for Swiss glaciers is critical for the second year in a row, Matthias Huss, the head of Glacier Monitoring Switzerland (GLAMOS), told the SonntagsZeitung newspaper.
Each April GLAMOS measures snow cover on roughly 15 glaciers. This year the team carried out measurements at an altitude higher than 4,000 metres for the first time – on the Strahlhorn in canton Valais. There, persistent winds blew all the snow off the ice.
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