Member of SCNAT

The specialist society promotes the dialogue between science, practice and society. It supports the exchange of knowledge and cooperation among its members, maintains relations with national and international organisations and promotes young academics.

Image: NASA Earth Observatory, Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon

New Glacier App

In the forefront of the Paris Climate Conference COP21 in December 2015, the WGMS and UNESCO jointly launched a Glacier App for mobile devices. This new information system aims at bringing scientifically sound facts and figures on worldwide glacier changes to decision makers at governmental and intergovernmental levels as well as reaching out to the interested public.

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Image: Robiand, Wikimedia Commons

The wgms Glacier App is available at no costs from Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

Categories

  • Cryosphere
  • Glacier
  • Mountain glacier