'Year of extremes' for shrinking Swiss glaciers in 2018: study

• Despite an exceptionally snow-filled winter, Swiss glaciers have lost 2.5 per cent of their volume this year, according to a report Tuesday which dubbed 2018 a year of extremes. 
• This year's record-breaking temperatures have greatly contributed to the loss of "a fifth of (the glaciers') volume over the past decade.
• Snow acts like a protective covering that prevents glaciers from melting. 
• According to the Swiss Office of Meteorology, the period between June and August ranked among the hottest on record after 2003 and 2015.
• If the planet continues warming at the same pace as today, many of Switzerland's smaller glaciers will completely disappear. 
  

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