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‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years

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Alpine regions in Europe experiencing extreme glacier collapse due to heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollution Switzerland has lost almost one-fifth of its ice in just five years, research has found, in a dramatic reshaping of the Alpine countr…

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:00:27 UTC.

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  2. Experts say Swiss glaciers lost 5.5% of their ice this year

  3. Swiss glaciers suffer 'disastrous' year of ice loss, threatening water supplies

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  7. ‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years

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Swiss glaciers suffer another year of record ice loss

Switzerland's glaciers are disappearing at a record pace. More than 5% of their ice has vanished this year alone — threatening water supplies, ecosystems and communities across Europe.

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