Norwegian Glaciers could Melt Completely

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Climate researchers predict that the approximately 1,600 Norwegian glaciers could melt completely away in course of the next 100 years. This would mean that only 28 glaciers would remain in the country.


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[P]The background for this prediction comes from new calculations from the Norwegian climate programme RegClim. They have developed a new long-term outlook for Norway, in which they calculate that the average temperature in summer will rise by 2.3 degrees Celsius.

Researchers at The Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research at the University of Bergen have estimated the consequences of th. . .

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