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GLAMOS (Glacier Monitoring Switzerland)

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GLAMOS: A Century of Watching Switzerland's Ice Retreat

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🇨🇭 Switzerland

Since scientists first measured Swiss glacier tongues in 1880, this joint university network has kept an unbroken record of how fast the Alps' ice is disappearing.

95glaciersSwiss glaciers with terminus length-change measured
23percent faster2023 glacier retreat rate vs. 2010-2020 average
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