of their total volume. the very best forecast - for the future of our alpine glaciers is that we can save about one third i of the ice falling. this is the best case. in the worst case, we rel going to lose everything. look how the glacier below the weather station is expected to retreat over the next few decades in that worst case scenario. so, what does dr huss think the message from the un scientists should be? action is now urgently needed. for the glaciers, we see - the effects of climate change. this is illustrating how| urgent it is to act now. this landscape appears eternal literally frozen in time. but without dramatic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the ice up here at the top of europe will be lost forever. justin rowlatt, bbc news, in the swiss alps. here in the uk, a charity that
at an observatory 3.5 km up this swiss mountain, they ve been monitoring the changing alpine climate for decades. 30 years ago, it never rained, but nowadays in summer, very often, there is rain, even up here at 3500 metres. wow. yep. last year, the ice melt hit a new record. the glaciers of the alps lost 6% of their total volume. the very best forecast - for the future of our alpine glaciers is that we can save about one third i of the ice falling. this is the best case. in the worst case, we rel going to lose everything. look how the glacier below the weather station is expected to retreat over the next few decades in that worst case scenario. so, what does dr huss think the message from the un scientists should be? action is now urgently needed. for the glaciers, we see -
there s a separate system having major impacts out west that s right, jose. the pacific northwest dealing with a mix of rain, snow, wind and ice. a layer of ice falling in seattle, leading to road closures and delays at the airport and in addition to cancellations at seattle s airport, alaska airlines announcing cancellations of most flights from portland because of freezing rain. jose shaquille brewster in benton harbor, michigan thank you. that snow, wind, ice and rain could not have come at a worse time for anyone trying to travel by plane today nbc s jesse kirsch is at newark liberty international airport where it could take days to untangle the travel mess reporter: with christmas just hours away tonight many still don t know if they ll make it home for the holiday. once again, thousands of flights canceled or delayed amid christmas eve lines of stranded travelers hoping to get out. i m pretty nervous. i m hopeful that it will work out.
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inland, little bit of elevation and may be some ice falling in interior north carolina over the next 12 hours or so, but largely we are looking at clear conditions on this sunday. here s the forecasted highs, 50s, 40s in some cases and 30s. my, i know this is what you wanted to see with your forecasted highs monday. suddenly, more spots towards a 50 degrees, 55 took a bit chilly in chicago, but later in the week and you can see all of the warm air cooling up with the mid 40s in new york city, 60 in kansas city and this continues more so into tuesday into thursday, almost spring like weather will be funneling into the middle of the country, so as you requested a little bit of good news, feeling a tad bit warmer in the week ahead. mike: adam, my fox weather app tells me it s 36 in washington right now and the sad thing is that s a warm up, but i m thrilled to hear there s good news coming, so thank you, adam.