VOICED : Los Alpes suizos, condenados a derretirse

VOICED : Los Alpes suizos, condenados a derretirse

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Geography, Science, Biology

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

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The Rhone Glacier, once expansive, is rapidly melting like other Swiss Alps glaciers. In recent weeks, it has receded six meters, and climate change is expected to halve its volume in the next decade. Efforts to slow the melting include covering parts of the glacier with blankets, which have reduced summer melting by 50-70%. Despite these efforts, the glacier's accessibility for tourists is increasingly challenging. Global leaders plan to meet in Paris to address climate change, but experts fear it may be too late for the Rhone Glacier, with only 10% expected to survive by the century's end.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How much has the Rhone Glacier melted in the past three weeks?

Three meters

Six meters

Nine meters

Twelve meters

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the expected impact of global warming on the Rhone Glacier in the next decade?

It will decrease by half

It will remain the same

It will completely disappear

It will increase by half

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What method is being used to slow down the melting of the glacier?

Covering with blankets

Planting trees

Using ice machines

Building a dam

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How much has the ice melting been reduced in summer due to the blankets?

80 to 90 percent

10 to 20 percent

30 to 40 percent

50 to 70 percent

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What percentage of the Swiss Alps glaciers is expected to survive by the end of the century?

25 percent

75 percent

10 percent

50 percent