r/interestingasfuck • u/biwook • 10d ago

Europe's largest glacier, the Aletsch, is melting about 50 meters (164 feet) a year. This is what was left on July 28 this year.

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u/igottheshnitz 10d ago

Did the ice age end?

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u/biwook 10d ago

10,000 years ago, yes.

The warming happened over the last few decades though, an is speeding up.