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A fifth of Swiss Alpine glacier ice lost in five years
Original: 🏔️ A fifth of Swiss Alpine ice has vanished in five years https://www. swissinfo.ch/eng/glaciers-perm afrost/a-fifth-of-
Switzerland has lost around a fifth of its Alpine glacier ice volume in just five years, according to reporting by Swissinfo on glacier and permafrost monitoring. The rapid melt is attributed to persistently warm summers and low snowfall, continuing a dramatic retreat of ice across the Alps. Observers are sharing the figures as a stark marker of accelerating climate change in mountain regions.
Why now: The scale of ice loss over such a short period highlights the accelerating impact of climate change in the Alps.
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- 🏔️ A fifth of Swiss Alpine ice has vanished in five years https://www. swissinfo.ch/eng/glaciers-perm afrost/a-fifth-of-swiss-alpine-ice-has-vanished-in-five-years/92132132 # glaciers # climatechange # alpine · jbz@indieweb.social · 5
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