21 Cycling Climbs Part Two - Flipbook - Page 157
Glaciers account for approximately 70% of
all the freshwater stored on planet earth.
During the last ice age, the Rhône Glacier
was the dominant glacier in the Alps.
But European glaciers, especially high altitue
Alpine glaciers, are disappearing fast.
Glaciologists estimate half of the small
glaciers in Switzerland and the glacier-fed
streams will be gone in less than 30 years.
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