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Switzerland Glaciers
- Matthias Schrader - AP
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FILE — A lake of meltwater has formed on the tongue of the Rhone glacier near Goms, Switzerland, June 13, 2023.
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Experts report that glaciers in Switzerland have lost 5.5% of their ice volume this year due to heat waves and low winter snowfall. The GLAMOS Swiss glacier monitoring service and Swiss Academy of Sciences released a statement Thursday, warning that Alpine glaciers can’t survive long-term under these conditions. The report highlights concerns about global warming’s impact on Europe, the fastest-warming continent. The record retreat of glacier ice in Switzerland occurred in 2022. Over the past five years, Swiss ice volume has declined by nearly one-fifth. This accelerated melt affects Switzerland and the continent’s major rivers.
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