The summer season of hiking began in the French Alps But mountain shelters are already running out of water After the heat wave June that accelerated the melting of snow and glaciers.
“Everything has dried “said the Selle Noemie Dagan shelter caregiver. This is located at 2,673 meters in the Ecrins, a large mineral massif crowded by two majestic spikes of more than 4000 meters.
And he regretted that “We are almost a month advanced in the melting of snow”Some refuses considered eternal now melt in summer.
Climate change, little water and snow: this is the French Alps
Under this panorama, rainfall has become more scarce and Glaciers change shape as they meltaffecting the water supply.
Scientists say that the impact of climate change It is almost twice as severe in the Alps that globally. Warn that, For 2100, there will only be remains of the Current glaciers, if they don’t disappear before.
“Brutal” is the term that the student Xavier Cailholof the Doctorate in Environmental Sciences and High Mountain Guide, uses to describe the impact of the heat wave on the Mont Blanc, the top of Western Europe.
An example is the accelerated melting of Bossans glaciera large ice waterfall that dominates the valley before reaching Chamonixthe town at the foot of the Mont Blanc.
It began with a “stone stain” that became bigger, and “in fact accelerates melting in that place”, because its dark color absorbs more heat, he explains.
Derret is clearly visible From Chamonix, which makes it a constant reminder of what is happening with glaciers everywhere, in “a symbol”, according to Cailhol.
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The heat wave that hit Europe
A scorching heat wave hit the south of the old continent in the last 2 weekswith temperatures that They exceed 40 ° C. and shoot the Sanitary alerts in numerous countries. Meteorological authorities issued notices for extreme risks, especially in Mediterranean regions, where the Concern for forest fires.
The phenomenon began by an anticyclone from Africa that affected To a good part of the continent and caused that, at night, the thermometers would not lower the 20 degrees. The record figures for this moment of the year and the emergency measures were repeated in several states.
For their part, weather services, health agencies and governments had to adopt strategies to control the impact of extreme heat, although this did not prevent them from registering Deaths, evacuations and suspensions of school activities. “It’s something never seen,” warned the Minister of Ecological Transition of FranceAgnès Pannier-Runacher.
Source: Ambito
