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Switzerland has lost a fifth of its glaciers in five years

Original: ‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years Alpine regions in Europe experiencing extreme glacie

Swiss glaciers have shrunk by around 20% over the past five years, with scientists describing an explosion in melt rates across the Alps. The collapse is attributed to heat-trapping fossil fuel pollution driving extreme warming in Alpine regions. The figures underline the accelerating pace of ice loss in Europe's mountains and the wider consequences for water supplies and sea levels.

Why now: Newly reported figures on record glacier melt in Switzerland highlight the accelerating impact of climate change.

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• ‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years Alpine regions in Europe experiencing extreme glacier collapse due to heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollution https://www. theguardian.com/environment/20… · JNSLCT · 10

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