Saturday, 27 October 2012

Italian snow levels, glaciers retreating

Italian snow levels, glaciers retreating: Rome (UPI) Oct 26, 2012



Climate change in Italy's mountainous areas is causing snow levels to retreat and the snow line in some areas is moving upward by 2,000 feet, researchers say.
The snow level in northern Italy's Valle D'Aosta region is at 10,800 feet above sea level, compared to 8,850 feet 30 years ago, ANSA news agency reported Friday.
The data were released Friday by the glacier observation unit