Researchers bid goodbye to last glacier in Europe's Allgäu Alps

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2026-11-08

Munich (dpa) - Scientists have confirmed the loss of the last glacier in the Allgäu Alps, a mountain range on the German-Austrian border, as climate change continues to take its toll on Europe's peaks. Researchers who have observed the Schwarzmilzferner glacier for years said they expect the eastern Alps to be completely ice-free by 2070, amid rising average temperatures and increasingly severe summer heatwaves. The Schwarzmilzferner, located on......

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