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Switzerland has lost 10% of its glaciers in just two years in 'catastrophic' ice melt, study shows (news.sky.com)

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[–] Wirrvogel@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Instead of snow fall, there is more rain fall over the mountains that had former a glacier there. Strong rainfalls that fall onto the stone and rubble and the end of permafrost lead to landslides and these strong rainfalls in a short amount of time are getting more frequent.

https://www.climatechangepost.com/switzerland/avalanches-and-landslides/

It is not just the glacier gone and the water missing in summer, it's also more places where people live being in danger.