Study: Thousands of Glaciers to Disappear Annually Unless Urgent Action is Taken to Stop Global Warming
A recent study has revealed warnings described as “terrifying” regarding the future of glaciers on Earth, confirming that thousands of glaciers will disappear annually in the coming decades unless serious measures are taken to stop climate change and global warming.
According to what was published in the journal “Nature Climate Change,” the study, led by glaciologist Lander Van Tricht, explained that the number of glaciers at risk of extinction could range between 2,000 and 4,000 annually by mid-century, depending on the level of global commitment to climate change policies.
Even in the best-case climate scenarios, with warming limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius, estimates indicate that the world could lose about 2,000 glaciers annually by 2041, with less than half of the current ice mass remaining by the end of the century.
However, if temperatures rise by an average of 2.7 degrees Celsius, it is expected that about 3,000 glaciers will disappear annually between 2040 and 2060, leaving only one-fifth of the current ice mass by the year 2100.
In the worst-case scenario, with temperatures rising by 4 degrees Celsius, the annual loss rate could reach 4,000 glaciers, leaving only 9% of glaciers by the end of the century.
The researchers, who used satellite data to monitor more than 211,000 glaciers, pointed out that the melting of small rivers might not raise sea levels significantly, but it poses a real threat to local cultures and ecotourism in many regions.
The study stressed the need to adopt more ambitious climate policies to stop the sharp acceleration of the “peak of glacier extinction” and to save what can be saved of the natural beauty and ecological balance on the planet’s surface.
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