Sphinx Patch News Today

So, in summer and autumn, you can often find me with my boots on, trudging around the highlands of scotland, looking for the last vestiges of the winter snow. the amount of times that all snow�*s vanishing is increasing. the sphinx patch of snow — britains most durable — has disappeared really quite a lot in the last couple of decades. so, it disappeared first of all in 1933 for the first time in known history, then in 1959, again in 1996, 2003, 2006, 2017, 2018 and finally this year, 2021...

Iain cameron has been documenting scotlands snow patches for 25 years. i asked him why he does it and what hes discovered tells us about the impact of climate change in these highlands. the snow that i look at is a relic, or they are relics, of previous winters falls and they persist on the varied gullies and cliffs on the shaded gullies and cliffs of the scottish highlands well into summer and often beyond. in fact, some persist right through the year. so, in summer and autumn, you can often fi...

The snow that i look at is a relic, or they are relics, of previous winters falls and they persist on the varied gullies and cliffs of the scottish highlands well into summer and often beyond. in fact, some persist right through the year. so in summer and autumn you can often find me with my boots on trudging around the highlands of scotland, looking for the last vestiges of the winter snow. the amount of times that all snow�*s vanishing is increasing. the sphinx patch of snow — britains mos...

Years, with the majority of these meltings happening since 2000. iain cameron has been documenting scotlands snow patches for 25 years. i asked him why he does it and what hes discovered tells us about the impact of climate change in these highlands. the snow that i look at is a relic, or they are relics, of previous winters falls and they persist on the varied gullies and cliffs on the shaded gullies and cliffs of the scottish highlands well into summer and often beyond. in fact, some persist r...

Snow�*s vanishing is increasing. the sphinx patch of snow — britains most durable — has disappeared really quite a lot in the last couple of decades. so, it disappeared first of all in 1933 for the first time in known history, then in 1959. again in 1996, 2003, 2006, 2017, 2018 and finally this year, 2021. so, you can see the direction of travel. the snows are disappearing earlier and theyre disappearing more often. it seems inconceivable that climate change hasnt had a significant impact ...

The amount of times that all snow�*s vanishing is increasing. the sphinx patch of snow — britains most durable — has disappeared really quite a lot in the last couple of decades. so, it disappeared first of all in 1933 for the first time in known history, then in 1959, again in 1996, 2003, 2006, 2017, 2018 and finally this year, 2021. so, you can see the direction of travel. the snows are disappearing earlier and theyre disappearing more often. it seems inconceivable that climate change ha...

On trudging around the highlands of scotland, looking for the last vestiges of the winter snow. the amount of times that all snow�*s vanishing is increasing. the sphinx patch of snow — britains most durable — has disappeared really quite a lot in the last couple of decades. so, it disappeared first of all in 1933 for the first time in known history, then in 1959. again in 1996, 2003, 2006, 2017, 2018 and finally this year, 2021. so, you can see the direction of travel. the snows are disapp...