Report Highlights Effect of Climate Change on Swiss Glaciers

(23 June 09 - RV) A new study has found that Switzerland's glaciers shrank by 12 percent over the past decade, melting at their fastest rate due to rising temperatures and lighter snowfalls. The findings published by the Swiss university ETH says that this shrinkage is a trend that has been continuing since the end of the 1980s. Researchers are predicting that the temperatures in the Swiss Alps will rise by 1.8 degrees Celsius in winter and by 2.7 degrees Celsius in the summer by 2050.
We spoke with Swiss University ETH researcher Daniel Farinotti, who says there is no doubt this is part of a global trend….