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Switzerland lost 20 percent of its glacier ice in five years
Original: How Switzerland lost 20 percent of its ice in five years https://www. aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/2/h ow-switzerland-lost
Swiss glaciers have shed roughly a fifth of their ice volume in just five years, with more than five percent lost in the most recent period alone, according to new reporting. The rapid melt is threatening Switzerland's alpine economy, which relies on glaciers for tourism, hydropower and water supplies, and is being cited as stark evidence of accelerating climate change in the Alps.
Why now: The scale and speed of glacier loss in Switzerland highlights the accelerating impact of climate change on alpine economies.
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- How Switzerland lost 20 percent of its ice in five years https://www. aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/2/h ow-switzerland-lost-20-percent-of-its-ice-in-five-years?traffic_source=rss Swiss glaciers have lost more than 5 percent of their ice, threatening the country’s alpine economy. #… · MillMessenger@journa.host · 4
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