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By Patrick Barkham

Global heating is turning white Alps green
Vegetated areas above treeline have increased by 77 percent...
The impact of global heating on the Alps is visible from space, with the snow-white mountains increasingly colonised by green plants, according to a study of high-resolution satellite data. Vegetated areas above the treeline in the Alps have increased by 77 percent since 1984, the study says. While retreating glaciers have symbolised the speed of global heating in the...
5 June, 2022
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As global heating intensifies grass grows around Everest
Impact of increase in shrubs and grasses not yet known but scientists say it could increase flooding in the region
Shrubs and grasses are springing up around Mount Everest and across the Himalayas, one of the most rapidly heating regions of the...
As global heating intensifies grass grows around Everest
Shrubs and grasses are springing up around Mount Everest and across...
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