Paris, France, Dec 15, 2025 (AFP) - Thousands of glaciers to melt each year by mid-century: study

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Thousands of glaciers will vanish each year in the coming decades, leaving only a fraction standing by the end of the century unless global warming is curbed, a study showed on Monday. Government action on climate change could determine whether the world loses 2,000 or 4,000 glaciers annually by the middle of the century, according to the research. A few degrees could be the difference between preserving almost half of the world's glaciers in 210......

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