Glaciers At 21 World Heritage Sites May Vanish By 2100

Washington: Almost half of the world’s heritage glaciers — 21 of the 46 natural world heritage sites where glaciers are found — could become ice-free by 2100 if greenhouse gases emissions remain unchecked, says a study. These sites are home to some of the world’s most iconic glaciers, like the Grosser Aletschgletscher in the Swiss Alps, Khumbu Glacier in the Himalayas and Greenland’s Jakobshavn Isbrae. “Losing these iconic glaciers would be a tragedy and have major consequences for the availability of water resources, sea level rise and weather patterns,” said Peter Shadie, Director of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s World Heritage Programme, Switzerland. IANS)

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