Looking Back: The Effects of Melting Glaciers in Europe

As we look back at our international reporters' most memorable stories of the last year we revisit a story about how Europe is experiencing a changing climate.  It is the world’s fastest warming continent with temperatures there increasing at twice the average global rate. That is melting Europe's glaciers, which may disappear by the end of the century, forever altering the continent's rivers with ripple effects on shipping. We go to the water’s source in the Swiss Alps to understand the changes taking place.

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