Glaciers in Switzerland are melting at a very rapid rate. It
has lost nearly a tenth of its volume in the past five years. This study was
carried out on 20 Swiss glaciers which showed that the melting rates have
reached record levels.
These melting of glaciers are the result of global warming. During
the month of April and May, intense heatwaves struck in various countries of
Europe and that had happened due to global warming.
Study revealed that the thick snow layer quickly disappeared
and the strong melt continued until early September. This is not the problem of
Europe only, entire world is struggling with this problem of melt and global
warming.
Climate change is the cause of glacier melting and this research
shows the extent of the problem in Switzerland. Eastern Switzerland suffered the
most due to melting. Study revealed that more than 500 Swiss glaciers have been
lost since 1900.
According to a report released in April, it is being said
that most glaciers in Europe, Western Canada and the US will vanish in the
second half of this century if current rates of ice loss continue. 9000 billion
tons of ice have been lost from glacier melting between 1961 and 2016.
