Official figures released on
Wednesday said that the quantity of snow on the glaciers in the
autonomous province of Trento at the end of May was around
50%-60% of the average for the last 20 years.
Furthermore, some glacier fronts, such as the Marmolada and
Mandrone glaciers, had no snow at all at the end of May, one
month earlier than the norm for the last two decades.
The data was based on measurements taken by the provincial
government, the SAT glacier commission, Padua University and
Trento's MUSE science museum.
Rising global temperatures resulting from human-induced climate
change are causing glaciers, an important source of fresh water,
to melt and diminish in size, scientists say.
This also contributes to rising sea levels.
The level of snow on Italy's glaciers has been hit by low levels
of precipitation between December and February.
Indeed, the winter of 2021-22 was one of the 10 driest since
1921.
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