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98 soccer fields lost in 5 years
Glaciers of the Dolomites, Italy. Dolomiti Homepage
Climate change could cause glaciers on the highest peaks of the Dolomites in northern Italy to completely melt within 16 years, a warning has been issued.
According to ANSA news agency on the 9th (local time), according to a survey by Italian environmental group Legambiente, the International Committee for the Protection of the Alps Cifra, and the Italian Glacier Commission, the thickness of the Marmolada glacier, the highest glacier in the Dolomites, is decreasing by 7 to 10 cm per day.
The area of glaciers that has disappeared over the past five years is 70 hectares, equivalent to 98 soccer fields. If the glaciers continue to melt at the current rate, the three organizations say that by 2040, there will be no more glaciers on Mount Marmolada.
The Marmolada Mountain, located in the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige bordering Austria, is the highest peak in the Dolomites at 3,343 meters, and is a place where you can see permanent snow covering the summit even in midsummer. Scientists have been measuring the size of the glacier here every year since the late 19th century.
“Since scientific measurements began in 1888, the glacier’s edge has retreated 1,200 meters,” the experts from the three groups warned, adding that “the Marmolada Glacier has fallen into an irreversible coma.”
Source: Korean