Glaciers in Sweden and Norway are melting faster, experts warn
In 2024, the warmest year on record in Europe according to the EU's Copernicus system, Swedish and Norwegian glaciers melted by an average of 1.8 metres.
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00:00Glaciers in Sweden and Norway have been melting at an accelerated rate as the planet continues to get warmer as a result of climate change.
00:11In 2024, the warmest year on record in Europe, they melted by an average of 1.8 meters.
00:19Glaciology experts warn the disappearance of glaciers could have significant ecological consequences in the long term.
00:26We have to be afraid of these small lakes, which are incredibly important for us.
00:31Energy, water, water, everything.
00:36And the whole ecology of the mountains and the lakes are based on the water that will go.
00:41This year, heavy snowfall has helped the glaciers recover slightly, but Professor Nina Kirchner said this has just created a false sense of security.
00:49The most important thing is that you take the snow-rich winter, not as a sign of that it is not a danger.
00:57We know that it will not play any role in length, and the glaciers will crash in Sweden.
01:05The IPCC has warned that if we continue as we are, four out of five glaciers in Sweden will have shrunk significantly or completely melted by the year 2100.
