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This is how fast Swiss glaciers, the 'water tower of Europe,' are melting away

Glaciers in Switzerland lost 5.5 per cent of their ice volume this year, the second-biggest percentage drop on record. It's part of a trend that could have big impacts in a country reliant on hydropower and which acts as the 'water tower of Europe,' feeding its major rivers.

This is how fast Swiss glaciers, the 'water tower of Europe,' are melting away

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