The Guardian - Glaciers in the European Alps are likely to reach
their peak rate of extinction in only eight years, according to a
study, with more than 100 due to melt away permanently by 2033. Glaciers
in the western US and Canada are forecast to reach their peak year of
loss less than a decade later, with more than 800 The
melting of glaciers driven by human-caused global heating is one of the
clearest signs of the climate crisis. Communities around the world have
already held funeral ceremonies for lost glaciers, and a
About 200,000 glaciers remain worldwide, with about 750 disappearing each year. However, the research indicates this pace will accelerate rapidly as emissions from burning fossil fuels continue to be released into the atmosphere.
Current climate action plans from governments are forecast to push global temperatures to about 2.7C above preindustrial levels, supercharging extreme weather. Under this scenario, glacier losses would peak at about 3,000 a year in 2040 and plateau at that rate until 2060. By the end of the century, 80% of today’s glaciers will have gone.
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