Spanish ice rivers begin to express the symptoms of torment. In the past decade, they have suffered from a quick setback, in addition to the loss of the remarkable extension … And thickness. Their number has decreased significantly, and in the technical language, “the current evolutionary processes of the final stages before their final disappearance.” This is the most prominent summary of those responsible for the Climate Change Office, associated with the Ministry of Environmental Transition and Demographic Challenge (MITECO), responsible for updating the country’s climate condition report, which focuses on the effects of climate change in different and marine ecosystems.
During the presentation of the document, which combines the latest scientific developments and complements the conclusions of the international government group in climate change (IPCC) at the global level, its authors have verified that experts in this field have been alerted for years: the peninsula refers to snow and snow every year.
Specifically, in addition to the ice rivers, it worries the soils -permanently ice cream -which disappears in Sierra Nevada and shows “clear signs” of heating in the Brans Mountains.
Less water resources
These changes have a result in different regions. On the one hand, perhaps the most relevant, is the direct effect on water reserves that depend on the ice of some mountains where the duration of the ice layer, and its accumulation is increasingly less.
But in addition, this warning that affects the highest levels accelerates phenomena such as rock separatism and collapse. “This situation represents a danger to climbers and hikers at the highest Massifs and evidence of the need to develop specific guidelines to mitigate these risks,” said Elina Beta, responsible for the Spanish climate change office above.
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It is the increase in the temperatures of the water surrounding Spain in a decade, and a speed of 67 % of the global average.
Besides snow, snow is another victim to increase temperatures during the winter and lack of rain. For climate scientists, the information contained in the frozen spaces is of great value, and therefore the authors of the above report also alerts the disappearance of “old environmental files stored in the ice caves of the Birin cabinets and European peaks.” This contains data from recent years.
The state of ice rivers and ice reserves in our country is in line with what is happening in the rest of the world. Experts from all countries are closely followed by the development of these ecosystems because they are the symptoms of the most obvious climate change. This year, specifically, it was officially announced as the year of ice rivers and accounts of the International Meteorological Authority of the global state in which these formations are located in a report that will make the year 20 the next day.
he Increase in temperaturesBoth the surface of the earth and the sea, behind the change in the Ice scene in the country. The work that was It was updated for the last time In 2019, it reveals that all the ocean waters in Spain rises at 67 % of the global average, at a rate of 0.25 ° C per contract, compared to 0.15 ° C per decade of the rest of the oceans.
There are exceptions, such as the West Coast and the north of the Iberian Peninsula, and part of the Canary Islands, where the direction cools. but The Mediterranean Sea is still the hot point For United Nations climate experts. “It is one of the most affected regions of climate change, as the heating rhythm ranges between two and three times from the world since the 1980s. This phenomenon causes an increase in the frequency and density of marine heat waves, in addition to an increase in its surface water.”
Since it could not be otherwise, they insisted that the warmer sea intensifies extreme rain, especially in the fall, which “could exacerbate the risk of harmful weather rings”, as what happened last October in Valencia.
Finally, the heat island that occurs in cities with a temperature is a separate chapter in the work, which warns of Heat waves More intense, with direct effects on the health and quality of citizens ’life.
Drought, real threat
The last rain gave the tanks a break, but the threat of drought in Spain is a reality in the medium term. The Miteco Climate Report submitted yesterday that in the past five years, the Iberian Peninsula shows a sustainable decrease in relative humidity. This phenomenon, which has been added to peripheral evaporation, is highlighting drought and desertification rings, especially in southern Europe. In this context, studies indicate an increase in beer in large areas of the country, with a gradual decrease in water resources and the increased exposure to extremist climatic events. Parallel, expectations indicate that the drought and severity of drought in the southern Iberian Peninsula will continue to exacerbate. The report concludes that the combination of high temperatures, the high water availability and the increased proliferation demands this process, which increases the weakness of ecosystems and agricultural activity.
