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How heatwaves are reshaping Switzerland's glaciers

Switzerland's Rhône Glacier has lost more than four metres of ice in just one month after two periods of extreme heat in June and July. According to GLAMOS, the glacier has been melting at an average rate of around 10 centimetres a day, with low winter snowfall leaving the ice especially vulnerable.

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00:50The Raleigh had to be fired from the river...
00:51...and then the Raleigh was fired from the river.
00:53The river under the water, the big hole was fired.
00:56And this hole was fired.
00:58In the last few years, we often see, that we have more damage from the bottom of the Gletsch and
01:04more damage from the top of the Gletsch.
01:06And these processes, the gletsch, sort of from inside of the Gletsch and this is a big problem, which increases
01:12the return of the Gletsch.
01:44In the last few weeks, we lost 1,40m, which means 10cm per day.
01:55Since Mitte Juni, since I was the first time on the Rhone Gletsch this year, is it more than the
02:01height of this Stange.
02:02So from here up to here down to 4m within a month.
02:07And this is really a huge amount of damage and very problematic for the Gletscher.
02:30The Gletscher here is a very quickly and very quickly.
02:34I think at this point, we will see in 5-10 years no more ice.
02:39He goes further up, where it's colder and where it's more snow.
02:42And we'll be wider than the Gletsch.
02:43And we'll see in the next few weeks.
02:46And that's another big time.
02:49You're gonna get back to one hour.
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