Gletsch, Switzerland, Oct 1, 2024 (AFP) - Despite snowy winter, Swiss glaciers 'on track to disappear': monitor

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A snowy winter provided no respite for Switzerland's glaciers, which shed 2.4 percent of their volume in a year, with Sahara sand accelerating the summer melt. The past 12 months have been "exceptional both in terms of accumulation and melt" for Swiss glaciers, a Glacier Monitoring in Switzerland (GLAMOS) study showed Tuesday. In the end, the glacier melt, which scientists say is being accelerated by human-induced climate change, was less drama......

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