Ice in the Alps can disappear by 2100

By the end of the century, if the air temperature in the summer increases by 3 ^° C, the largest band of Alps in Europe runs through 7 countries including Austria, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany and France - can lose 80% of the area and will melt almost if the temperature increases by 5 ⁰ C.

The Alps pass through Italian territory (Photo: solarspace.co.uk)

This prediction is based on studies that predict the temperature of the Earth by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that summer temperatures increase by 1-5 ⁰ C is possible.

According to the ice research experts at the University of Zurich (Switzerland), if the climate changes, the temperature increases by more than 3 ^° C, only the largest glaciers such as the Great Aletsch in Switzerland and the ice on the The highest peak can ' survive ' through the 22nd century.

The mountain bandages are closely observed by scientists as one of the natural signs of climate change. In the last few years, when the impact of the Earth phenomenon has gradually increased, the area of ​​ice has narrowed at an alarming rate. Since the 1970s, Europe has lost about 50% of the ice area since 1850. In 2003 alone, 5-10% of the remaining ice area has also " evaporated ."

According to climate researchers, when summer temperatures increase by 1 ⁰ C, rainfall must increase by 25% to compensate for the disappearance of ice.

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