Pizol glacier: Swiss hold funeral for ice lost to global warming
Source: BBC
Pizol glacier: Swiss hold funeral for ice lost to global warming
22 September 2019
A Swiss glacier lost to global warming has been commemorated at a memorial service in the Alps.
Dozens of people took part in Sunday's "funeral march" to mark the disappearance of the Pizol glacier.
The glacier, in the Glarus Alps of northeastern Switzerland, has shrunk to a tiny fraction of its original size.
Scientists say the glacier has lost at least 80% of its volume just since 2006, a trend accelerated by rising global temperatures.
As mourners gathered in the Swiss Alps, youth activists and world leaders are in New York to discuss climate change action at the UN.
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Locals, hikers and environmental campaigners attended the "funeral march" for the Pizol glacier (Getty Images)
People look at the Pizol glacier as they take part in a mourning ceremony (Getty Images)