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Hundreds Attend Funeral For Pizol, A Disappearing Glacier

On Sunday, more than 200 people paid their respects at a ceremony to mark the "death" of the glacier in the Swiss Alps. Researchers say it's disappearing due to rising temperatures.
People take part in a ceremony to mark the "death" of the Pizol glacier on Sunday in eastern Switzerland.

On Sunday, hundreds of people gathered to remember the life and commemorate the death of the Pizol glacier in the Swiss Alps.

More than 200 people hiked up to the glacier, where a.

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