The Swiss Institute of Aquatic Sciences and Technology, Switzerland's Federal Institute of Hydrology, says there is clear evidence of climate change in the Alps. Glacier ice contains unusual amounts of heavy metals Running the Black Glacier, how Is protection possible?
The agency, from 2006 to 2016, an area of 1.5 million square meters was flooded in the region on an annual basis. The rate at which glaciers are melting is unusual and unusual.
One hundred and eighty new lakes have been created in the Alps region in just ten years, the report said. This is the first time since the 19th century that an agency has provided detailed details and estimates of the area's lakes. 1850 and 2006, an area of 40,000 square meters was flooded annually in the region. Nico Meulg, a significant increase in the rate of melting glaciers was noted between 2006 and 2016. The institute says that due to melting glaciers in the region, the floodplain area was 620 hectares in 2016.
Watch the video 04:03 Himalayan glaciers affected by climate change Send Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Web EMail Facebook Messenger Web Reddit We were amazed to see such a large number of lakes, as well as their rapid increase. Researchers have used data from the region since the middle of the 19th century.