As France and Western Europe experience their third heat wave since May, glaciers suffer. Already the second worst year for their melting, 2026 could be catastrophic for these threatened giants. At this rate, within 20 years, half of those still recorded in the Alps will have disappeared. - After three heat waves, the glaciers of the Alps and the Pyrenees live (already) one of their worst years (Environment).
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As France and Western Europe experience their third heat wave since May, glaciers suffer. Already the second worst year for their melting, 2026 could be catastrophic for these threatened giants. At this rate, within 20 years, half of those still recorded in the Alps will have disappeared. - After three heat waves, the glaciers of the Alps and the Pyrenees live (already) one of their worst years (Environment).