"We examined the data we obtained and revealed that warming has a clear effect on the glaciers. There has been a 48 percent meltdown in the 31-year period. There is a very clear loss. This loss has also damaged the integrity of the glacier," Şatır said, while explaining the effects of global warming on the glaciers.
"Therefore, this melting will continue in the future. In these studies, we determined that approximately 530 hectares of ice cover remained intact."
Şatır said that physical and geographical conditions also affect the melting of the glaciers.
The academician said his team found that the ice masses disappeared to a large extent on the slopes exposed to direct sunlight.