According to a new study, there is practically no rescue for the glaciers in the Dolomites. Accordingly, the glaciers of the much -visited mountain range are now all under the so -called Balance Line in the Italian part of the Alps. This means that you can no longer collect snow to fill again.
Only in particularly snowy winters, according to the study, do the glaciers still have “accumulation zones” – but that is not enough.
Lost a third of the area since 2010
According to the study, the total surface of the last remaining twelve glacier in the Dolomites has decreased with a good half of just over four square kilometers to just under two square kilometers. The loss is exactly 56 percent. Moreover, melting of glaciers has increased considerably again in recent years. A third of the area has been lost since 2010 alone. The reason for this is the increase in temperatures due to climate change.
Study leader: “There is no more escape”
The new study of the University of Ca ‘Foscari in Venice and the Institute for Polar Sciences of the Italian Dutch Subject was published in the magazine “The Cryosphere”. Universities from abroad were also involved. The head of the study, Andrea Securo from Venice, said about the Dolomite glaciers: “There is no more escape. They will disappear within a few decades.”
The ice loss of the glacier on the north side of the Marmolata is particularly drastic, with 3,343 meters the highest mountain in the Dolomites. Instead of a white surface you can see more and more rock and bare surface. The worst influence, however, is the Fradusta glacier, which only has a tenth of the earlier area.
First survey for decades
According to the scientists involved, the new survey is the first extensive comparison for several decades. The basis for this was older aerial photos in 2010. Since then, recordings with a particularly high resolution have been used, made from the air of drones.
Source: Krone
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