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Snow at one of the world’s highest observatories is melting earlier

The peak at Sonnblick in the Austrian Alps has melted more than a month before its previous record time.
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Conservative leadership hopeful Patrick Brown takes part in the Conservative Party of Canada French-language leadership debate in Laval, Quebec on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz

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