A new study has revealed the alarming extent glaciers have shrunk over the past 40 years in a global warming hotspot -- and the biggest retreat has ... group of islands since 1985.

The glacial retreat was also felt on the Jungfraujoch, the highest site of glaciological measurement activity. Since 1850, the glaciers have lost much of their surface area There are – or rather ...

Mountain glaciers ... they haven't been in since before the Holocene began 11,700 years ago, and this is directly caused by human activities changing the climate.” The retreat of glaciers ...

The Arctic has warmed nearly four times faster than the global average since 1979 ... In addition to the long-term retreat, these glaciers also retreat in the summer and advance again in winter ...