By Ray Smith, LUCERNE, Switzerland, Inter Press Service, Jul 22, 2011
LUCERNE, Switzerland, Jul 22, 2011 (IPS) - Future glacier retreat in the Alps could affect the hydrology of large streams
more strongly than previously assumed, a new study shows. Water shortages in
summer could become more frequent.
Even though their ice is called 'eternal', many alpine glaciers' lives may come to an end within this
century. For 150 years, most of them have been more or less constantly retreating, and since the
eighties, their shrinkage has visibly increased.