FUNERAL SERVICE FOR A SWISS GLACIER

IN MEMORIAM

Around 250 people on Sunday joined the solemn two-hour climb up to the foot of a rapidly melting glacier in Switzerland.

OUT OF TIME

Located about 2,600 metres above sea level, the Pizol glacier in the

Glarus Alps is set to vanish completely by 2030, scientists have said.

BLEAK FUTURE

Scientists have warned 90% of Alpine glaciers could disappear by the end of this century if greenhouse gases are not reined in.

REUTERS Climate activists in Switzerland participate in a mourning ceremony for the Pizol glacier that is set to disappear by the next decade. >>P14