Global warming is causing Switzerland’s glaciers to melt. But how fast and with what effects? A new, dynamic glacier inventory makes the impact of climate change and the changing landscape visible. The last time Swiss glaciers managed to grow was in 2001, according to the federal technology institute ETH Zurich. “Since then, the country’s 1,500 glaciers – as well as others elsewhere – have been suffering a slow but inexorable death,” it said on Monday. + Most glaciers in central Switzerland to disappear by 2090 + A before-and-after gallery of vanishing glaciers Until now, though, we have understood only partially how quickly the glaciers are really disappearing, and what effect that has on the landscape, people and animals, the scientists say. That is about to change, thanks to the Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network (GLAMOS) project. GLAMOS is working on behalf of various Swiss federal offices to put together a comprehensive inventory of the country’s glaciers – at an ...
