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Devastating year for Switzerland's glaciers after extreme heat and low snow
Source: Phys.org · Published
Switzerland's glaciers lost more than 5% of their ice volume in 2026. Although melt rates did not quite reach the record levels of 2022, glacier thickness decreased by an average of 2.5 to 4 meters…
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