Seen from space, the snow-capped Alps are going green due to climate change


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The disappearance of snow from the Alps harms the tourism industry, a key economic driver for the region. Photo: AFP

The famous snow-capped peaks of the Alps are fading fast and being replaced by vegetation cover – a process called “greening” that is expected to accelerate climate change, a study said recently.

The research, published in Science, was based on 38 years of satellite imagery across the entirety of the iconic European mountain range.

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