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Switzerland has lost nearly a fifth of its glaciers 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 in just five years, a pace scientists describe as a dramatic reshaping of the Alps. Large glaciers have retreated so far that rocky, moon-like landscapes have replaced the ice. The findings add Switzerland, home to some of Europe's most iconic glaciers, to the frontline of climate change impacts, with commentators calling the loss stark and irreversible on human timescales.
Why now: The scale and speed of Alpine ice loss highlights accelerating climate change impacts in Europe.
SwitzerlandAlpsSwiss glaciersThe Guardian
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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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