Collapse of a glacier on the Marmolada mountain.

Events like the collapse of a glacier on the #Marmolada #mountain, which has killed at least seven people, are likely to become more common as the planet heats, according to scientists who spend their life scrutinising the ice on mountains.
With this particular #glacier, experts have pointed to the scorching heatwave in Italy as a factor, as it is likely to have melted large amounts of ice.
Walter Milan, a spokesperson for the #National Alpine and #CaveRescueCorps, emphasised how hot it has been. He noted that #temperatures in recent days on the peak had topped 10C (50F). “That’s extreme heat” for the peak, he said. “Clearly it’s something abnormal.”
Experts at #Italy’s national research council have said the #glacier would not exist anymore in the next 25-30 years, and much of its volume has already been lost.

My Second book will be out shortly which is a second in a series called “The Six Macs and the purple Orb” is about saving trees Each #children’s #fiction book has an #environmental theme.

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