Alps Current Affairs, GK & News
Pink Ice in Italian Alps is due to Algae
Italian scientists have found pink coloured glaciers in the Alps. According to the them, the pink colour is formed due to an algae found in the ice. Highlights The Italian researchers recently observed pink coloured snow on parts of Presena glacier of the Alps. According to them, the colorization is due to algae and is ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Alps • Climate change • Glacier • Global warming • Italy
Switzerland Glaciers Shrink 10%
Switzerland Glaciers have lost a tenth in their volume in the past five years. The melting is the largest in the last 5 years of observation. The Cryospheric commission at the Swiss Academy of Sciences published the annual study on the state of glaciers. According to the study, around 20 glaciers have shown melt rates ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Alps • Climate change • Glaciers • Global warming • Ice Melting • Switzerland
Italy’s Volcano Mount Etna erupts on Island of Sicily
Europe’s Highest Volcano Mount Etna, in southern Italy erupted with burst into life, spews ash, fire, and spitting molten lava high into sky. Key Highlights This is 2019’s first eruption as the volcano on island of Sicily previously erupted in December 2018. The lava came from two eruptive fissures on northeastern and south-southeastern sides of ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Topics: Aeolian Islands • Alps • Caucasus • Decade Volcano • Mount Etna • Mount Etna Eruption • Mount Stromboli • Mount Vesuvius • National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology • UNESCO World Heritage Site • Volcano Eruption