World’s glaciers are melting faster than expected, with visible consequences

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World’s glaciers are melting faster than expected, with visible consequences The extreme temperatures Europe has experienced in recent weeks have resulted in an increase in the rate of snowpack melt in the Alpine glaciers. As in many other parts of the world, the consequences are increasingly visible in the Alps, where the glaciers are particularly vulnerable due to their smaller size and thinness.