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Alpine glacier loses 6 meters in single summer as melt accelerates

Commenters explain the cycle preventing glacier recovery

3 Sep 15 3:30 PM · 8d ago · 6 comments · 1 source · development 3 of 5

Multiple users clarified that winter snowfall does not reverse the retreat. Snow accumulates in winter but melts away in early summer, exposing older ice below that then melts over the season, resulting in a net loss of several meters per year. This explanation was repeated by at least two commenters citing glacier research.

Commenters explain the cycle preventing glacier recovery
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“Lots of snow falls on it then, but that melts away in early summer, and then the ice accumulated below it starts to melt, losing several meters per year.”

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Matthias Huss Glaciologist

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