Most of the Alpine glaciers continue becoming smaller

2012 - 04 - 30

The glaciers in the Austrian Alps  reduced by 17 metres in average last year. None of 95 glaciers being measured by the Austrian Alpine Club did not get bigger. The volunteers of this organisation found a loss at 97 per cent of them. The above-average temperatures of last summer contributed …

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Most of the Alpine glaciers continue becoming smaller

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