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To: Bonefish who wrote (960317)8/30/2016 10:46:59 AM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (1) of 1576929
 
Shocking images show how global warming is causing Europe's glaciers to retreat by hundreds of feet a year
Europe's glaciers have lost about two thirds of their volume since 1850 and melting accelerated in the 1980s
Hornkees glacier in the Austrian Alps retreated by 446 feet last year, more than any other in the region
Rhone glacier in Switzerland has retreated 4,600 feet up hill since 1856, forcing tourist chiefs to protect it
Scientists say the loss of Europe's glaciers is being driven by warmer summers and low levels of snowfall

The Austrian Alpine Association's annual glacier survey showed that three of the country's glaciers retreated by more than 320 feet.

Warm summer temperatures have been compounded by poor winter snowfall in recent years.

According to the survey the Pasterz retreated by 177 feet in 2015 while the Hornkees in the Zillertal Alps retreated by 446 feet last year.

Read more: dailymail.co.uk
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