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A recent Italian study warned of the consequences of reduced snow on the Alps, which would threaten nature and cause more global warming.
According to Sky News, researchers from the Italian Eurek Research Institute confirmed that the number of days when snow covers the Alps may be reduced by half if the necessary measures are not taken to reduce it, noting that the southern Alpine countries, including parts of France, Italy and Slovenia, will be affected. Especially in the absence of efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate changes that threaten the world.
The researchers pointed out that an increase in the planet's temperature by 4 to 5 degrees Celsius would lead to the possibility of Slovenia losing 54 days of snow annually at an altitude of 1500 meters, and France losing 116 days of snow at an altitude of 3500 meters.
The researchers explained that the number of days of snowfall may vary according to altitude. For example, mountains of a height of one meter will lose about 3 months of snow annually if emissions remain high, and a height of 500 meters will lose 14 days of snow if emissions are high, leaving only 4 days of snow per year. .
The researchers pointed out the impact of snow loss on the practice of skiing and reducing the tourist season in the Alps region, especially that the low-altitude ski resorts there seek to remain open for a ski season of 100 days due to the current global warming effects, as many resort to making artificial snow to continue, and about 200 ski resorts were forced On closure in the Italian Alps alone due to the high temperature.
The lead researcher in the study, Michael Mathieu, confirmed that the expectations were for decreases in the level of snow cover, but the changes taking place under the strong warming scenario exceeded these expectations in terms of the degree of risk... Global temperature the northern alpine countries will be at risk.
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