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Europe's Heat Waves Accelerate Alps Glacier Melt

Recent heat waves across Europe have caused the Alps' glaciers to melt at an accelerated rate, with last winter's snowfall disappearing a month earlier than usual and large volumes of ice now vanishing.

2 Jul, 17:11 — 2 Jul, 17:11
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NYTMostly Factual8h ago

See How Europe’s Heat Waves Melted the Alps’ Glaciers

The snowfall from last winter disappeared a month sooner than usual, after two early hot spells. Huge volumes of exposed ice are now starting to vanish.

By Raymond Zhong

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