Veronika Wild

  -Image by Copilot AI It was World Glacier Day on March 21, so it seems like a good time to be talking about the Cryosphere. By Cryosphere, we mean all those places on earth which are, or were until recently covered in snow and ice, not a place where you sit in the corner and cry your eyes out, though these days you may well want to do that too. Alpine Regions, Glaciers, Polar Regions and Permafrost Zones are all showing signs of global warming and Climate Change. This post will mostly be about Alpine Regions, their problems and some solutions. In Part II we will move on to Polar Regions and Permafrost Zones.  For a very good overview of how Climate Change is affecting the European Alps see the excellent video by DW  (42 mins) it covers everything from Europe's diminishing ski fields and glaciers, to the way melting permafrost is destablising mountains and the impact on biodiversity. Unfortunately I didn't see this film until after I had written most of this, so ther...