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S U B S C R I B E
Tuesday, 23 June, 2009
Are Switzerland's glaciers disappearing?
Switzerland’s glaciers have shrunk by 12 percent in just a decade, according to scientists in Zurich. The findings of a study reported in the journal Global and Planetary Change show that there is now more water in Lake Geneva than in the country’s glaciers.
Michele Mischler spoke to Daniel Farinotti, a researcher with the department of glaciology at the University of Zürich, and asked him about the new method of measuring glaciers.
The Rhône Glacier has lost more than 2.3km in length since 1850. (KEYSTONE/Olivier Maire)
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