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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
Switzerland has lost around 20% of its glacier volume in just five years, with researchers describing an 'explosion of melt rates' across the Alps. Scientists attribute the rapid collapse to extreme heat driven by fossil fuel pollution, warning that Europe's alpine regions are facing accelerating glacier loss with major consequences for water supplies and landscapes.
Why now: New research showing rapid, climate-driven glacier loss in the Alps is alarming and timely.
SwitzerlandSwiss glaciersthe Alps
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Evidence
- ‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years · The Guardian
Alpine regions in Europe experiencing extreme glacier collapse due to heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollution
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