Tarps used to prevent glacier melting in Switzerland
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To help protect the Gurschengletscher glacier in Switzerland from climate change, local residents have resorted to covering parts of it with tarps.The area being covered, seen here on July 5, 2019, is near the peak of Mount Gemsstock, which is 2,961 meters above sea level in Andermatt, Switzerland. [Photo: VCG]