From the Alps to the Himalayas, a new interactive tool offers a closer look at the future of individual glaciers around the world. And what it shows should worry all.
ZURICH: Almost half of the world's glaciers are at risk of disappearing by 2100 if global warming remains at 1.5 degrees Celsius. The concern is revealed through the Global Glacier Extinction Explorer, an interactive map developed by scientists from ETH Zurich and Vrije Universiteit Brussel to show the fate of glaciers around the world due to climate change. Through the map, users can use ...
A new online map allows users to find individual glaciers around the world and see approximately what year they might disappear if the Earth warms by 1.5°C, 2°C, 2.7°C, or 4°C.