The Alps, one of the most important mountain ranges, could be left, for the most part, snowless by the end of the century According to a study published in the journal The Cryosphere, if drastic measures are not taken to prevent the global average temperature from continuing to rise.
So, if you like to practice snow sports, take advantage of the time while you can.
As the study reveals, if the situation does not change, by 2100, up to 70 percent of alpine snow could disappear, and up to 30% if emissions are cut in half by the middle of this century, which would still be a lot. The lead author of the study, from the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF named Cristoph Marty, said that "Alpine snow cover will decrease anyway, but our future emissions will control to what extent."
The towns and villages located near the Alps rely heavily on winter tourism, so if precipitation falls in the form of snow, »the economy and society of the regions with these resorts will suffer”Said Sebastian Schlögl, also from the SLF.
Although less snow would reduce the number of car accidents and airport closures, We must not forget that the impact that human beings have on planet Earth is very great. If we continue to pollute, build as we do, and deforest, we are likely to have a very unpleasant future. In fact, There are those who believe that the damage we have caused cannot be fixed, and that it would be best to start from scratch, on Mars.
Meanwhile, human beings have no choice but to settle for what they have, and try to take measures that are really effective to, at least, mitigate the possible effects of climate change.
You can read the full study here (It is in English. It is a .pdf file).