The first results of the end of summer alpine glacier measurements are not as reassuring as hoped. The Lombardy regional glaciology service assessed that the Dosdè eastern glacier in the Italian Alps retreated by seven metres since last year. This is despite heavy snowfall from April and May, which fuelled hopes the area would be better protected against summer heat. The only relief, according to the glaciologists, was that the Dosdè glacier melted less than previous years. “Last year we had a 22-metre retreat of the same glacier, and the year before around 15 metres,” said Andrea Toffaletti, …