Alpine Glaciers Could All But Disappear Within This Century

Zemp Fig2-1Just to continue the glacier theme, according to the space-reporting group SpaceRef, “Alpine Glaciers Could All But Disappear Within This Century“, the European Alps could lose most of their glacier cover by the end of this century, if summer air temperatures rise by three degrees Celsius. If temperatures increase by five degrees Celsius, the Alps would become almost completely ice-free by 2100. See the source study for all the details. — DS (digg it)

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