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Switzerland has lost 20% of its glaciers in five years
Original: ‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years https://www. theguardian.com/environment/20 26/oct/0
Swiss glaciers have shrunk by 20% in just five years, with scientists describing an explosion in melt rates. The Alpine ice loss is attributed to the heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollution, with Europe's mountain regions experiencing extreme glacier collapse. The findings underline how quickly warming is reshaping the Alps and threatening water supplies that depend on glacial melt.
Why now: The scale and speed of the reported glacier loss is a striking new indicator of accelerating climate change in Europe.
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- ‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years https://www. theguardian.com/environment/20 26/oct/01/switzerland-glacier-loss-fossil-fuel-pollution-europe Alpine regions in Europe experiencing extreme glacier collapse due to heat-trapping effects of fossil… · kim_harding@mastodon.scot · 11
- ‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years https://www. theguardian.com/environment/20 26/oct/01/switzerland-glacier-loss-fossil-fuel-pollution-europe # Glaciers # Switzerland # Environment # Europe # WorldNews # Science # Ice # FossilFuels #… · theguardian_us_environment@halo.nu · 3
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