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Alps

[alps] / ælps /


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Broadwell brought back algae samples to a lab at the University of Bristol's Cabot Institute for the Environment, for detailed analysis of its DNA alongside other samples from the Arctic and the Alps.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

"Those lost were small glaciers, but they were still relevant in peripheral regions of the Alps," the glaciologist said.

From Barron's • Jun. 27, 2026

Eastern and southeastern Europe, and parts of central Europe including the Alps, have warmed by 0.5C-1C per decade over the last 30 years, according to Copernicus.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

Instead, he reverted to being the gangly 24-year-old from the Italian Alps hoping to avoid a sunburn.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

North of the Alps, though, things had been developing very differently indeed.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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