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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Europe hit by record heat glacier loss and marine extremes report - Caught on Camera

Switzerland's glaciers, which are disproportionately impacted by climate change, have shed a quarter of their mass in the past decade alone, a study warns. © Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP/File

Paris (AFP) – Europe endured a historic heatwave across Nordic countries, shrinking glaciers and record sea temperatures in 2025 as the fast-warming continent faces more frequent climate extremes, a new report showed Wednesday.

"The climate indicators... are quite worrying," Mauro Facchini, a European Commission official, told journalists.

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