What is seen in tall mountains that is indicative of a warming Earth?

Answer 1

mountainsnow is disapearing ,and the glaziers are melting
the water is running into the rivers ,thousands of tons of fresh water are being lost .into the seas

water in Ice is critical ,see chart

WATER

97%of the Earths water is salt

fresh water is only 3% of all the Earths water
most of it is beyond out reach

now much ice is melting and running into the seas fresh water lost for ever.

STORAGE or Location of % of the fresh water

Ice and Glaziers 74%
groundwater 800 meters + 13.5 %
groundwater less than 800meters 11.o%
Lakes 0.3%
soils 0.006%
Atmospheric in circulation 0.0035%
rivers 0.03%


frozen land or permafrost is not included and represent an unavailable storage of 40%

Answer 2

There is three things which indicate global warming among the Earth tallest mountains. The first and most recognized are the disappearing glaciers. The second are species that are moving up the mountain side. On many mountain the tree line has move up several feet in the last few decades. Lastly is the movement of disease like malaria. As their host animals find new habitat they can live in up the mountain new populations of humans are being exposed to these deadly diseases.

Answer 3

Receding glaciers. On many of the snow peaks in Europe, the glaciers have receded to levels never before seen in history. ie. Since records have been kept (including written observations of the size of the glaciers) never before have the glaciers as far as they have now. You can read some of the past historical accounts of the size of these glaciers in the book "The Little Ice Age - How Climate Made History 1300-1850" by Brian Fagan.

Also, the way the snow peak has receded on Mt. Kilimanjaro is another example of a symptom that may be indicative of the warming of Earth.

Answer 4

Less snow cap.