Small piece of melting Italian glacier accelerates 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy the Associated PressAn expert monitoring a fast-moving glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif says a small section has picked up speed and could break off in the coming days. Fabrizio Troilo, a glaciologist with the Safe Mountain Foundation, said Monday that the piece — measuring some 27,000 cubic meters (953,390 cubic feet) — is moving at 60 centimeters (23.6 inches) a day. That is about twice as fast as a massive 250,000-cubic-meter (8,827,683-cubic feet) chunk that also risks breaking off from the Planpincieux glacier. Experts say the increased melting rate has been linked to climate change.

Source: Manila Bulletin September 30, 2019 12:56 UTC