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Climate change lays waste to Spain's glaciers

Glaciers may be the best current indicator of global warming, melting at a rate far faster than anything that could be attributed to natural climate cycles. “The Pyrenees have lost almost 90% of its glaciers thanks to global warming, threatening drought as rivers dry up… Scientists warn of potentially dramatic effects to agriculture as glaciers that feed rivers disappear, taking away a major source of summer water.”
Full story: The Guardian