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Switzerland has lost nearly a fifth of its glacier ice in five years
Original: "Switzerland has lost almost one-fifth of its ice in just five years, research has found, in a dramatic reshaping of the
New research shows Switzerland has lost almost one-fifth of its glacier ice volume in just five years, with scientists describing a dramatic reshaping of the Alpine country. Once-massive white glaciers have been reduced to barren, moonlike rock landscapes. The findings are being shared widely as a stark illustration of accelerating climate change in the Alps.
Why now: The scale and speed of ice loss revealed by the research highlights the accelerating impact of climate change in the Alps.
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- "Switzerland has lost almost one-fifth of its ice in just five years, research has found, in a dramatic reshaping of the Alpine country whose big white glaciers have been reduced to moonlike rock deserts, scientists say." https://www. theguardian.com/environment/20… · CanvasesByPeter@mementomori.social · 6
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