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Swiss glaciers 'in full retreat'

Swiss glaciers are melting away at an accelerating rate and many will vanish this century if climate projections are correct, two new studies suggest.

Matthias Huss from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology has investigated the trends in 30 representative Swiss glaciers.

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