Iceland holds ceremony for first glacier lost to climate change | World News, The Indian Express

Iceland holds ceremony for first glacier lost to climate change | World News, The Indian Express

By Deutsche Welle |Published: August 19, 2019 2:11:29 pm

Iceland holds ceremony for first glacier lost to climate change

The disappearance of Okjokull, a glacier in the west of the sub-Arctic island, is being seen as directly due to the warming of the climate caused by human activity.

Scientists warn that about 400 glaciers in Iceland risk the same fate, fearing that they will all be gone by 2200. The country is losing approximately 11 billion tons of ice per year. (Photo: Deutsche Welle)

Iceland has been commemorating the country’s first glacier lost to climate change, with a memorial plaque warning of the effects of global warming being installed at the site.