
Switzerland: Glaciers have shrunk by half since 1930s — study 22.08.2022
A study on Switzerland’s 1,400 glaciers has found that they are losing volume and the process looks to have accelerated over the past few years.

A study on Switzerland’s 1,400 glaciers has found that they are losing volume and the process looks to have accelerated over the past few years.
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