The Horse 2020/21

Environment & Technology

Glacier melt - Interview with Prof. Dr. Daniel Farinotti

This interview was taken the 28 May 2021 directly on the "Aletschgletscher"

- Is "artificial snow" efficient enough to save glaciers?

- "It is instantly efficient, but in general I think that glaciers are condemned to die. So the glaciers won't grow in the future."

- Do you know countermeasures to stop the glacier melt?

- "Artificial snow is only one possibility. Another one is to reduce the emissions."

- Will you vote for the "glacier initiative"?

- Obviously!

- Is it realistic to reduce the emissions to zero by the year 2050 as the Paris climate agreement wanted?

- I think it's not so realistic.

- Is water more important than the fundamental part of a glacier?

- Sure it is! A glacier consists to 99% of water.

In the next week, we will have four other questions for Prof. Dr. Dario Farinotti, that today was very occupied during his research on the "Aletschgletscher".

Genti and Tiziano

[in progress]

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