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Less snow and a shorter ski season in the Alps

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A new research shows that the Alps could lose as much as 70% of snow cover by the end of this century. However, if humans manage to keep global warming below 2°C, the snow-cover reduction would be limited to 30% by 2100.

Read further on the EPFL website.

Date: 16 Feb 2017
Filed under: mountains, snow