The Horse 2020/21

Environment & Technology

Glacier melt - Interview with Team Basque

17. April 2021 Tiziano-Di-Paola Step 3 Experience, Project Glacier melt, Collaboration, Team Zurich TZ21 (0)

Questions:

- How many glaciers do you have in your near?

Since 2011, the Pyrenean glaciers have lost 63 hectares of ice and some 19 million tons of water. It is more or less what a small reservoir fits. In 1850 there were 52 glaciers in the Pyrenees. In 2020 there are only 19. Their disappearance, which is expected in just 30 years, will not be an environmental disaster, as they store relatively little water.

- Which school subjects are talking about "glacier melt" in your school?

We in our school have subjects to choose from and in our case we have not chosen that syllabus, that is, biology and geology, but we have asked our classmates and they have told us that they have not studied it yet.

- Do you think that something could happen, if a glacier starts to melt interely? (Natur catastrophes like a Zunami, an earthquake...)

We believe that if the glaciers began to melt, the world would have many consequences, such as the increase in sea water levels, the disappearance of many species, and there would be much more salt water and less fresh water.

- Why do you think are glaciers melting? What's in your opinion the main reason?

We believe that glaciers are melting due to the rapidity of climate change, the reason is us because we are destroying the world by extinguishing animals.

Genti and Tiziano

Concept - Glacier melt

1. April 2021 Tiziano-Di-Paola Step 2 Research, Project Glacier melt, Team Zurich TZ21 (0)

(I) Names of research team
Genti and Tiziano

(II) What?
-How dangerous is glacier melt for the world?
-How can we reduce glacier melt on long terms?

(III) How?
-Interviews with ETH scientist

(IV) Diverse
-Equipment for taking pictures and video recording

>Product: Short video and/ or text and pictures

(V) Expert’s comment
-In progess

(VI) Goal/ Result
-In progess

Befter - Step 1, imagination

18. March 2021 Tiziano-Di-Paola Step 1 Imagination, Step 2 Research, Project Glacier melt, Project Ideas, Team Zurich TZ21 (0)

1. What do we need?
-Social media contacts.

2. What are the important questions?
-How much time do we need?

3. What are the advantages of an international collaboration project?
-Thanks to the connection with the ETH, we have the possibility to share our project.

4. What difficulties could arise?
-Maybe the situation with the pandemic could get worse.
-We could lose the focus on relevant areas for our project.

5. How can you get connected and involved?
-Trough social media.

6. How can you become a team?
-With the shared passion and the inspiration about glacier melt.

[in progress]

Tiziano and Genti

Task 6 - Glacier melt project

16. March 2021 Tiziano-Di-Paola Project Glacier melt, Project Ideas, Team Zurich TZ21 (0)
  1. Was ist die Wirkung (effect), welche die Gruppe mit Ihrer Aktion genau auslösen möchte?

With our project we want firstly to show how harmful glacier melting in Switzerland is and in a second step find out solutions to reduce glacier melt worldwide.

  1. Was sind die Mittel (techniques), mit welchen die beabsichtigte Wirkung erzielt werden soll?

For our project it is very important to record the results in pictures, videos and texts. Then, we take surveys. Last but not least, the most important thing is to conduct interviews and to incorporate the results in our project.

  1. Mit welcher Strategie (steps) soll diese Wirkung erzielt werden?

Generally explained, we try to work with our pending list.

On short time terms: We use our brainstorm.

On long time terms: We use graphics, surveys and the results won by the work with our contacts in Switzerland and in the foreign countries (for example Island).

  1. Wer ist das Zielpublikum (audience)?

Our target audience are students and experienced researchers from universities, specially experts of glaciers. We hope moreover, that some students, who are interested in this area, can help us with sharing and debating our project.

Tiziano and Genti