A scientific publication describing climate change in the (Swiss) Alpine region during the past 10,000 years<\/strong><\/p>\n The retreat of glaciers in Switzerland (as well as other areas of the Alps) has now uncovered an increasing number of timber and peat sections that would have been overtaken in the past by earlier phases of glacier advancement. These findings lead to the conclusion that warm phases also occurred in the past, and that some of the glaciers must have been much shorter than they are today. Some of the timber findings are actually parts of a tree, including a trunk with 600 annual rings. At least in this particular case, therefore, the tree is unlikely to have been standing at the edge of the forest (i.e. in the \u201cbattle zone\u201d), but must originally have come from at least about 100 metres below \u2013 growing far away from the glacier\u2019s \u201csnout\u201d.<\/p>\n This research, which was confirmed by corresponding research from Austria (Innsbruck) was intended to be accompanied by the production of a scientific publication. See also: Alpen ohne Gletscher (Alps without Glaciers) – ‘Die Alpen’ June 2004: and<\/p>\n
\nEvidence has been produced for the existence of 10-12 \u201cwindows of warmth\u201d during the past 10,000 years, lasting for a total duration of about 5,500 years.<\/p>\n
\nIn 2006, the SFAR granted support for work to be carried out on this publication in the years 2007-2009.<\/p>\n
\nWaren die pr\u00e4historischen Alpen gletscherfrei? Holz- und Torffunde als Klimaindikatoren; Christian Schl\u00fcchter & Ueli J\u00f6rin; Die Alpen 6-2004.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n