Switzerland’s ebbing glaciers show a new, strange phenomenon: holes reminiscent of Swiss cheese

Mongabay
Jun 25, 2025, 12:08 pm87 ptsTrending
RHONE GLACIER, Switzerland (AP) — One of Switzerland’s glaciologists says his teams are noticing a strange phenomenon in the Alpine country’s glaciers. Holes are emerging inside — a bit like Swiss cheese — seemingly caused by turbulence as water passes through the bottom of the glacier or air flows…

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