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A ski resort in the Swiss Alps is using blankets to protect a glacier from melting in the summer sun. "We lay the fleece over the glacier like a natural protective shield," said Gian Darms, who works for a cable car operator. The ski resort's actions are a symptom of how the climate crisis is impacting mountain glaciers in addition to polar ice.