Part of the Alps collapsed due to climate change: so how?
- June 30, 2023
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As the world’s average temperature continues to rise due to climate change, we have been confronted with melting and breaking glaciers for years. But earlier this month An
As the world’s average temperature continues to rise due to climate change, we have been confronted with melting and breaking glaciers for years. But earlier this month An event in the Alpsreminded us that danger is right under our noses.
A great mass of rock and earth collapsed on Mount Fluchthorn, on the border of Austria and Switzerland. Fortunately, there were no casualties in the incident. This event, however It was not an event caused by normal factors.
Crash on Mount Flightorn:
With one hundred thousand cubic meters of mountain fragment falling into the valley, the height of the peak of Flightorn decreased by 19 meters. This collapse, according to geologist Jan-Christoph Otto of the University of Salzburg, It was a result of climate change.
“This mountain peak has probably been frozen for thousands of years. The collapse of the mountain top at Fluchthorn is most likely the result of extreme temperatures last summer or autumn. Given the continued temperature rise in the Alps, more events are likely to take place.”
In June last year there was also a collapse on Mount Marmolada in the Italian Alps, 11 people died.
Source: Web Tekno
Ashley Johnson is a science writer for “Div Bracket”. With a background in the natural sciences and a passion for exploring the mysteries of the universe, she provides in-depth coverage of the latest scientific developments.
