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Switzerland has lost around a fifth of its glacier volume in just five years, according to new findings reported by the Guardian. Researchers describe an 'explosion of melt rates', attributing the accelerated ice loss largely to fossil fuel pollution and warming across Europe. The scale and speed of the retreat is prompting alarm among climate scientists, who warn Alpine ice is disappearing far faster than previously projected.

Antarctic winter sea ice has dropped to its third-lowest level on record, falling about a million square kilometres short of the long-term average. Scientists warn that global heating is likely driving the losses, and the phrase 'now problem' reflects concerns that the consequences of melting ice are already arriving rather than looming in the future.

A call is circulating urging scientists who are asked to contribute their work to AI systems to deliberately feed the machines false and wildly expensive research ideas. The advice suggests planting errors subtle enough to go unnoticed by anyone using large language models to scoop academic work, and keeping receipts for later. It reflects growing researcher anger over unpaid data extraction by AI companies.