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Swiss Alps glaciers suffer extreme volume losses this year
Original: Very good and necessarily scary article about this year's extreme glacial volume losses in the Swiss Alps, including gre
An SRF report documents severe glacial volume losses across the Swiss Alps this year, with striking visualizations showing the scale of the melt. Commenters warn the consequences will reach far beyond Switzerland, affecting water supplies and ecosystems across central Europe. The losses are described as frightening but necessary to confront.
Why now: Record glacier melt this year has renewed alarm about climate change impacts on central Europe.
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