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Swiss glaciers lose massive ice volume, new report shows

Original: Washington Post. . Switzerland’s iconic glaciers lost an enormous amount of ice in 2026, a new report shows, signaling an ongoing rapid meltdown driven by climate change that has astonished scientists. About 20 percent of glacial ice in Switzerland has vani

A new report covered by the Washington Post finds that Switzerland's glaciers lost an enormous amount of ice, with roughly 20 percent of the country's glacial ice having vanished. Scientists describe the ongoing rapid meltdown as driven by climate change and say the scale of the loss has astonished them.

Why now: The report documents an accelerating and unexpectedly large glacier decline, renewing alarm about climate change impacts in the Alps.

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