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GENEVA: Swiss glaciers have shed half their volume since 1931, Swiss researchers said on Monday, following the first reconstruction of the country’s ice loss in the 20th century.Rapid glacier.
Swiss glaciers have shed half their volume since 1931, Swiss researchers said Monday, following the first reconstruction of the country's ice loss in the 20th century.
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Swiss researchers said on Monday that a study has revealed that Swiss glaciers have shed half their volume since 1931 and the ice melt is accelerating. The study was the first reconstruction of the country's ice loss in the 20th century. Researchers from the ETH Zurich technical university and the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL say they had now reconstructed the topography of all Swiss glaciers in 1931, which will show how they have evolved.