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Swiss glaciers melting at alarming rate in June as Europe faces extreme heat

Euronews · Jun 28, 2026, 4:42 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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All snow and ice accumulated over the past winter is expected to have melted by Monday. Over the past century, this tipping point usually only arrives in mid-August on average.

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