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Europe's extreme summer is so hot it melted the highest peak in Sweden, and now it's only the second-highest
Scaring temperatures from Europe's summer of extreme heat has melted so much ice on Sweden's tallest peak, that it is no longer the tallest. The southern peak of Kebnekaise mountain, in northern Sweden, has shrunk by 14ft in the month of July because of the unusually hot sun melting the ice on top of it, according to figures published by Swedish news site TheLocal.se. It used to be 6892.4 ft, but thanks to the hot weather is now only 6879.2 ft.
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