Study: Heatwave led to unprecedented melt of Swiss glaciers
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Switzerland's glaciers are melting like never before, an academic study released Wednesday shows, with their ice volume declining by 6 percent in a "disastrous" 2022 amid rising concerns about global warming and a summer heat wave that swept across Europe.
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Melting ice is one of the key threats of climate change. This year, low snowfall and persistent heat waves caused a 6% loss of glaciers in the Alps, according to a new Swiss study.
Switzerland’s glaciers are melting like never before, an academic study released Wednesday found, with their ice volume declining by 6% this year amid rising concerns about global warming and a summer heat wave that swept across Europe.
Switzerland's glaciers are melting like never before, an academic study released Wednesday shows, with their ice volume declining by 6 percent in a "disastrous" 2022 amid rising concerns about global warming and a summer heat wave that swept across Europe.
Switzerland's glaciers lost six percent of their total volume this year due to a dry winter and repeated summer heatwaves, shattering previous ice melt records, a report revealed Wednesday.
