Eight Swedish glaciers melted away: ‘It’s a very clear sign’
- High-resolution satellite images show that eight glaciers in Sweden have melted away between 2023 and late summer 2024.
- The glaciers were small, but their loss affects local water supplies and signals irreversible change, experts say.
- Around 30 other similarly small glaciers in Sweden could disappear after another very warm summer says professor Nina Kirchner, a glaciologist and head of Tarfala Research Station in North of Sweden.
Radio Sweden
For more on the state of Sweden’s glaciers, listen to Radio Sweden’s full report.
Related stories from around the North:
Canada: Arctic glaciers remain at risk even if int’l community reaches climate targets: study, Eye on the Arctic
Norway: Svalbard glacier once survived a warmer climate, The Independent Barents Observer
Russia: Melting permafrost may release industrial pollutants at Arctic sites: study, Eye on the Arctic
United States: Trump’s cuts threaten US polar science after decades of data collection, Blog by Mia Bennett
