Non sanno cos'è un ghiacciaio, pensano che permafrost sia un personaggio d'animazione, non conoscono lo zero termico, né hanno idea di una frana, però scrivono. Sono sicuro che ce ne è ancora qualcuno che "è sempre stato caldo" o "e allora Annibale come ha fatto?" #Ghiacciai #Clima #Informazione
Monviso is in danger: a recent collapse has rekindled concern for the permafrost that is rapidly melting, increasing the risk of landslides in the Alps. (translated)
The Inuit are requesting the return of the remains of their ancestors, which were taken by European archaeologists, while the melting permafrost in Greenland reveals their skeletal remains. (translated)
Why are climate scientists not surprised about mountains being destabilized by glacier melt and permafrost thaw? Because they have long predicted that as a result of #globalheating. https://t.co/lYrY0SXkN1 #ClimateChange #GlacialMelt #Permafrost #Nospecificcountrycodesmentioned.
At an altitude of 3,210 meters at the Stubai Glacier – the ice is retreating, the permafrost is thawing, landslides and rockfalls are increasing. In the Stubai Valley, a third of the glaciers could be gone by 2030. 1️⃣ (translated)
The article highlights the risks of flash floods in the Alps and compares them to the devastating events in the Himalayas, while experts emphasize that despite different conditions, similar disasters could occur in the Alps, particularly due to the impact of climate change on permafrost. (translated)
From the melting permafrost, thousands of years old microorganisms and their genes are escaping, including those associated with antibiotic resistance, raising concerns about the potential re-emergence of pathogens such as anthrax, as it is shown that antibiotic resistance is not just a modern phenomenon. (translated)
Worldwide, mountain glaciers are losing mass due to the ongoing #globalwarming mainly caused by emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels. Permafrost is thawing, making the mountain landscape more unstable. (translated)
Mountain glaciers are losing mass increasingly fast world-wide over the past 75 years in response to #globalwarming. This and permafrost thawing can destabilize mountain sides and cause glacial collapse and flash floods. World Glacier Monitoring Service https://t.co/5Yza3b2Mvw https://t.co/YK7ZBmfMOO #globalwarming #glaciers #climatechange #Nospecificcountriesarementionedinthetweet.
Geomorphologist Jens Turowski from GFZ on the role of climate change in the disaster: "One can assume that it plays a role, with melting and permafrost thawing. We know that such events are becoming more frequent due to climate change." (translated)
The collapse of a glacier on the border between Nepal and China has caused a devastating flood that has left hundreds dead, and whose mechanism, which could include melting and the instability of permafrost, is still being investigated by scientists worldwide. (translated)
The popular Swiss mountain village of Kandersteg is threatened by a possible natural disaster due to the instability of the Spitze Stei, a massive rock face that is losing cohesion due to global warming and the melting of permafrost, which could lead to a devastating collapse of 15 to 20 million cubic meters of rock. (translated)
Loris, trapped by a rockfall on Mont Blanc, recounts a boulder the size of a car flying away, highlighting the increase in landslides due to climate warming and the melting of permafrost, which led the mayor of Saint-Gervais to close the shelters to prevent accidents. (translated)
Climate change is causing the thawing of permafrost on Mont Blanc, increasing the risk of landslides, which led the mayor of Saint-Gervais to close the area’s shelters to ensure the safety of hikers. (translated)
The mayor of Saint-Gervais has decided to close the Mont-Blanc shelters due to the increase in landslides caused by climate change and the melting of permafrost, emphasizing that it takes a lot of time to convince people to give up their mountain plans. (translated)
In Siberia, more and more methane gas is leaking from the permafrost as a result of global warming, which has doubled the summer methane emissions between 2010 and 2023, but the measurements have been hampered by limited research activities and geopolitical changes. (translated)
The current conditions in the Alps are concerning due to little snow, a mild spring, and prolonged heatwaves, which pose significant dangers to climbers and hikers from black ice, unstable glaciers, and potential rockfalls from melting permafrost. (translated)
Even in the northernmost large city in the world, there are temperature records over 30 degrees. The permafrost is thawing – and is therefore being artificially cooled under important buildings in Norilsk. "Adaptation" in the most extreme way – I have researched this: https://t.co/td52VXDOIb (translated)
Permafrost is also destroying Kazakhstan's roads and railways, pipelines, and other energy infrastructure (similar situation in Russia, Mongolia, Tibet...). (translated)
The Alps are literally changing before our eyes and are becoming more dangerous. Why? Because global warming is reaching even high altitudes, destabilizing permafrost and ice. And this leads to rock walls collapsing much more often than we were used to. So be careful there. (translated)
