COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 14, 2009 (ENS) –
Snow and ice across the planet are melting much faster than anticipated, and
the cryosphere – the Earth’s ice and snow cover – is very vulnerable to climate
change, finds a new report presented today at the United Nations Climate Summit
by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr
Støre.
Snow cover is diminishing, and glaciers from the
Himalayas to the Alps are melting rapidly, with the greatest reductions in the
Andes and the Rockies, the report shows.
Foothills of the Colorado Rockies between Denver and Wyoming, February 1, 2014.
