A snow patch on Braeriach, UK's third highest mountain, has melted for the fourth consecutive year, marking a historic first since records began. The repeated melting of the 'Sphinx,' as it is known, is attributed to climate change and highlights its significance as a 'barometer for climate change.'
A once-permanent patch of snow in the Highlands has melted for the fourth year in a row - for the first time in recorded history.
The Sphinx, a remnant of the last Ice Age, was given its name in the 1940s due to the rocks surrounding it on Garbh Choire Mor. Citizen scientist Iain Cameron, 51, from near Stirling, has monitored it closely for 20 years. "Importantly, we can see that patches of snow which lasted through decades and centuries are dispersing. These patches of snow act as barometers for climate change.
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