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Switzerland has lost 20% of its glaciers in five years
Original: 'Explosion of melt rates': 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/01/
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.
Why now: New data revealing the unprecedented speed of Swiss glacier loss has renewed concern about climate change in Europe.
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- 'Explosion of melt rates': 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/01/switzerland-glacier-loss-fossil-fuel-pollution-europe # Environment # ClimateChange # Science · guardian_world@robot.villas · 4
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