Switzerland: Disastrous melt rate of glaciers recorded 28.09.2022

Deutsche Welle | Sep 28, 2022 at 2:00 AM
  • Switzerland has recorded the worst snow melt rate since monitoring began over a century ago.
  • What led to the disastrous melt in the Alps was a “perfect storm.”
  • The heavy snow melt has also led to multiple unexpected situations in which hikers in the Alps are regularly discovering bodies that were encased in the snow for decades or even centuries.