Glaciers in Switzerland have shrunk 10% in the past five years, a rate that has never been seen before in over a century of observations, according to new research published Tuesday.
The summer 2019 heatwave saw glacier melt rates break records, leading to huge losses in ice volume, reports the Cryospheric Commission of the Swiss Academy of Sciences.Glaciers around the world are melting due to climate change, and this latest research shows the extent of the problem in Switzerland.Switzerland has lost more than 500 glaciers since 1900.
Melting was particularly severe in eastern Switzerland and the northern side of the Alps, according to the research, while the southern Gotthard region lost less glacier volume.More than 500 Swiss glaciers have been lost since 1900, and 2019 saw the Pizol glacier removed from the country's glacier monitoring network.Situated in the Glarus Alps, eastern Switzerland, the glacier stands at an altitude of about 2,700 meters.
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