The retreat and disappearance of glaciers and the hike in temperature are the most dramatic evidence that the earth's climate is warming, yet who cares? Who is working towards combating all of this? Few incidents from NEWS.
1. Snow shortage in the Swiss resort of Adelboden Switzerland threatens the Ski world cup that is supposed to happen on the 6th of January. Skiers at this resort in Seefeld in western Austria are urged to stick to the slope. According to experts as cited in BBC, Global warming, as they have long warned, global warming will cause warmer and wetter winters. It means skiers with no hope of skiing again on white fluffy snow instead of slushy dripping snow.
2. Glaciologist Christoph Mayer says Germany's five alpine glaciers could disappear within 50 years. And he says, the solution to all these melting glaciers is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
3. The Glaciers that cap Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania will disappear by 2050 as per the UN. The UNESCO report found that regardless of the world's actions to combat climate change, The last glacier cap on Mount Kilimanjaro will melt.
4. The hottest year recorded in Jersey. The average temperature went up by 0.2 Celsius. Climate Change minister Hilary Jeune said, "the figures are another stark reminder of the climate emergency we are facing!". If the world's Big people fail to understand climate change could lead to Jersey's oldest site being lost.
5. The Republic of Ireland recorded the hottest year in 2022.
6. Wetter Arctic region on trending. It is unusual for the Arctic region to receive more rain than snow but it is happening. As per the university of Alaska, the increase in precipitation rose to 15% from 10%.
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