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Body Found In Search Of Swiss Village After Glacier Collapses
Search parties combing the Swiss Alpine village that was buried last month after the collapse of a glacier have found human remains, police said.
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"I Lost Everything": Swiss Residents After Glacier Debris Buries Village
Residents struggled on Thursday to absorb the scale of devastation caused by a huge slab of glacier that buried most of their picturesque Swiss village, in what scientists suspect is a dramatic example of climate change's impact on the Alps.
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Video: Swiss Village Nearly Wiped Out After Glacier Collapse Causes Catastrophic Landslide
Swiss glaciologists attribute the accelerating glacier thaw to climate change, which has increased the risk of such disasters.
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Melting Swiss Glacier Reveals Body Of Climber Who Went Missing 37 Years Ago
A melting glacier in the Swiss Alps has revealed the body of a mountain climber who went missing 37 years ago.
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Switzerland's Crucial Climate Law Vote Amidst Melting Glaciers
The Swiss, feeling the impact of global warming on their rapidly melting glaciers, are expected Sunday to approve a new climate bill aimed at swiftly steering the country towards carbon neutrality.
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Swiss Glaciers Melting Faster, Have Shrunk By Half Since 1930: Study
The glaciers in Switzerland have shed half their volume since the early 1930s, a new study has said. It said that the retreat of the ice structures is accelerating at a time when there are growing concerns about climate change.
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Bodies, Aircraft Parts Emerge From Thawing Glaciers In Swiss Alps: Report
The thawing of glaciers in the Swiss Alps has exposed the wreckage of a plane as well as other human remains, a report in Newsweek said.
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Climate Change Sees Swiss Alps Add Over 1,000 Lakes: Study
Climate change has dramatically altered the Swiss Alp landscape -- at a quicker pace than expected -- as melting glaciers have created more than 1,000 new lakes across in the mountains, a study published Monday showed.
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Swiss Glaciers Shrunk 10% In 5 Years, Melt Rate At "Record Levels": Study
Switzerland's glaciers have lost a tenth of their volume in the past five years alone -- a melting rate unmatched during observations stretching back more than a century, a study showed Tuesday.
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Swiss Hold "Funeral March" To Mark The Disappearance Of Alpine Glacier
Dozens of people dressed in black went on a "funeral march" up a steep Swiss mountainside on Sunday to mark the disappearance of an Alpine glacier amid growing global alarm over climate change.
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Plane Crash In Swiss Alps Kills Four
Four people died when their light aircraft crashed into the summit of a glacier in the Swiss Alps, police said Saturday, in the latest fatal accident to hit the popular tourist region.
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German Hiker Found In Alps 30 Years After Disappearance
The remains of a German hiker who disappeared while climbing in the Swiss Alps 30 years ago has been found embedded in a glacier, police said Wednesday.
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Swiss Couple Found On Glacier After 75 Years Buried
The remains of a couple, found on a receding glacier in the Swiss Alps 75 years after they had disappeared, were at long last buried on Saturday near their native village.
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Bodies Found In A Melting Swiss Glacier Might Have Been Buried Since 1942
Last week, a picturesque Swiss landscape was interrupted by a grisly sight. A worker stumbled across boots, bottles and clothing protruding from the ice - and, accompanying them, two bodies that police are estimating had been buried there for decades.
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Swiss Glacier Yields Bodies Of Couple Missing For 75 Years
The frozen bodies of a Swiss couple who went missing 75 years ago in the Alps have been found on a shrinking glacier, Swiss media said today.
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Body Found In Search Of Swiss Village After Glacier Collapses
Search parties combing the Swiss Alpine village that was buried last month after the collapse of a glacier have found human remains, police said.
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"I Lost Everything": Swiss Residents After Glacier Debris Buries Village
Residents struggled on Thursday to absorb the scale of devastation caused by a huge slab of glacier that buried most of their picturesque Swiss village, in what scientists suspect is a dramatic example of climate change's impact on the Alps.
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Video: Swiss Village Nearly Wiped Out After Glacier Collapse Causes Catastrophic Landslide
Swiss glaciologists attribute the accelerating glacier thaw to climate change, which has increased the risk of such disasters.
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Melting Swiss Glacier Reveals Body Of Climber Who Went Missing 37 Years Ago
A melting glacier in the Swiss Alps has revealed the body of a mountain climber who went missing 37 years ago.
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Switzerland's Crucial Climate Law Vote Amidst Melting Glaciers
The Swiss, feeling the impact of global warming on their rapidly melting glaciers, are expected Sunday to approve a new climate bill aimed at swiftly steering the country towards carbon neutrality.
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Swiss Glaciers Melting Faster, Have Shrunk By Half Since 1930: Study
The glaciers in Switzerland have shed half their volume since the early 1930s, a new study has said. It said that the retreat of the ice structures is accelerating at a time when there are growing concerns about climate change.
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Bodies, Aircraft Parts Emerge From Thawing Glaciers In Swiss Alps: Report
The thawing of glaciers in the Swiss Alps has exposed the wreckage of a plane as well as other human remains, a report in Newsweek said.
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Climate Change Sees Swiss Alps Add Over 1,000 Lakes: Study
Climate change has dramatically altered the Swiss Alp landscape -- at a quicker pace than expected -- as melting glaciers have created more than 1,000 new lakes across in the mountains, a study published Monday showed.
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Swiss Glaciers Shrunk 10% In 5 Years, Melt Rate At "Record Levels": Study
Switzerland's glaciers have lost a tenth of their volume in the past five years alone -- a melting rate unmatched during observations stretching back more than a century, a study showed Tuesday.
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Swiss Hold "Funeral March" To Mark The Disappearance Of Alpine Glacier
Dozens of people dressed in black went on a "funeral march" up a steep Swiss mountainside on Sunday to mark the disappearance of an Alpine glacier amid growing global alarm over climate change.
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Plane Crash In Swiss Alps Kills Four
Four people died when their light aircraft crashed into the summit of a glacier in the Swiss Alps, police said Saturday, in the latest fatal accident to hit the popular tourist region.
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German Hiker Found In Alps 30 Years After Disappearance
The remains of a German hiker who disappeared while climbing in the Swiss Alps 30 years ago has been found embedded in a glacier, police said Wednesday.
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Swiss Couple Found On Glacier After 75 Years Buried
The remains of a couple, found on a receding glacier in the Swiss Alps 75 years after they had disappeared, were at long last buried on Saturday near their native village.
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Bodies Found In A Melting Swiss Glacier Might Have Been Buried Since 1942
Last week, a picturesque Swiss landscape was interrupted by a grisly sight. A worker stumbled across boots, bottles and clothing protruding from the ice - and, accompanying them, two bodies that police are estimating had been buried there for decades.
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Swiss Glacier Yields Bodies Of Couple Missing For 75 Years
The frozen bodies of a Swiss couple who went missing 75 years ago in the Alps have been found on a shrinking glacier, Swiss media said today.
