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While European glaciers have been shrinking for decades, data and field reports show [View all]
that the melting this summer is the most severe on record. Some of the severity is from due to low winter snowfall and early season heat waves.
Read more: https://wapo.st/3T1VMb1
Satellite imagery showed glaciers shrinking after a heat wave in mid-June. The Sabbione Glacier, which feeds into a hydropower reservoir, lost about 35% of its snow cover from June 10-18. The glacier continued to lose snowpack throughout the summer as heat persisted.
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