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The famous Neuschwanstein castle in southern Germany. In the future, though, lower altitudes in the Alps may not get much snow in the winter.
The summer of 2003 saw heat records broken across Europe. The Rhine River dropped well below normal. Thousands of people also died in the high temperatures.
A flooded Hamburg in 1962. In the future, coastal cities may have to spend more money on protective dike systems.
A satellite image shows the 2002 flood of the Elbe River. The water flowed deep into the city of Dresden. Researchers fear that floods could become more common as heavy rain showers increase as a result of climate change.
Europe's glaciers, like this one on Germany's Zugspitze, are receding. On hot days like in July of this year, glaciers shrink by as much as 10 centimeters.
A 3-D image of Germany's Zugspitze. The amount of snow falling in the Alps is quickly dropping. Scientists fear that glaciers in the Bavarian Alps can no longer be saved.
Alpine glaciers have already seen massive shrinkage. The ones in Bavaria have just 20 years left, researchers estimate. Swiss researchers fear that glaciers in Switzerland may only be a fifth of their present-day size in 100 years.
