Rising temperatures causing largest glacier in Dolomites to lose 7-10cm of depth a day, according to scientists
The Marmolada glacier, the largest and most symbolic of the Dolomites, could melt completely by 2040 owing to rising average temperatures, experts have said.
Italian scientists who are monitoring glaciers and the impact of climate emergency, and who took part in a campaign launched by environmentalist group Legambiente, the international commission for the protection of the Alps (Cipra), with the scientific partnership of the Italian Glacier Committee, said on Monday the Marmolada was losing between 7 and 10 centimetres of depth a day.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/sep/10/italys-marmolada-glacier-could-disappear-by-2040-experts-say
Author : Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo
Publish date : 2024-09-10 16:22:15
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