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Enigmatic Alpine avalanches to get a boost as Earth warms

Climate change is likely to reduce snowpack in the Swiss Alps over the next several decades, but warmer temperatures could make the snow that does fall more vulnerable to a certain type of avalanche1.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-04009-6

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