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Melting Swiss Glaciers Release Archaeological Treasures

6 octobre 2026 à 05:00
Archaeologists are scouring mountain passes as artifacts from a bygone world all but tumble out of Switzerland’s shrinking ice.

Fragments of wood found recently around a fast-melting ice patch in the Swiss Alps.

Swiss Glaciers Vanished by Nearly a Fifth in Recent Years, Scientists Say

1 octobre 2026 à 10:34
One researcher called it a “desperately needed warning sign” that countries need to tackle human-driven climate change.

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Matthias Huss, the head of the Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network, holding a poll showing how much ice has melted over the past year at the Scex Rouge glacier, Switzerland, last month.
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