Alps Glacier mass lost since 1976 = 43% (pie chart)
Blue line indicates mass balance. Major down trend since ~1980
https://essd.copernicus.org/articles/17/1977/2025/essd-17-1977-2025.html#&gid=1&pid=1
Blue line indicates mass balance. Major down trend since ~1980
https://essd.copernicus.org/articles/17/1977/2025/essd-17-1977-2025.html#&gid=1&pid=1
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That will impacy also rivers that draw their summer runoff from them, like the Rhine. They might fall dry during the summer draughts, which is currently compensated by those glacier's melt water. 😏
All that will need substantial investments to compensate the loss of Alp's Glaciers!