More than half of the World Heritage Glaciers to disappear by 2100

Recently, pictures of tourists at the Perito Moreno Glacier watching pieces of ice falling emerged on the internet. The picture was a stark reminder of what we are headed for, as almost half of the World Heritage glaciers across the world is set to disappear by 2100. The end of the century could turn ghastly if greenhouse gas emissions are left unchecked.
The Perito Moreno is located in Argentina's famous national park and contains some of the largest glaciers in the world. It has been predicted that by 2100 almost 60 per cent of its current volume would be lost.


The major glaciers of the world, including Grosser Aletschgletscher in the Swiss Alps, Khumbu glacier in the Himalayas, and Jakobshavn Isbrae in Greenland could all disappear by 2100. A study published in the Journal of Earth’s Future combined data in order to analyse the state of the World Heritage glaciers’ current state. It was found that by 2100, glaciers would become extinct if the high emission of greenhouse gases continue in 21 out of the 46 natural world heritage sites.

The state of these glaciers is so bad that even if low emission of gas takes place, eight of these glaciers would melt away by 2100. Also, unfortunately, 30 to 60 per cent of the total ice volume will be lost by 2100.