Glacier melt in Switzerland: 2026 threatens a “catastrophic year” for Swiss glaciers
Glacier melt in Switzerland: 2026 threatens a “catastrophic year” for Swiss glaciers.
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Glacier melt in Switzerland: 2026 threatens a “catastrophic year” for Swiss glaciers. Speaking to Euronews, he said: Since my last visit two weeks ago, 1.40 metres have been lost. Less and less ice: dozens of Swiss glaciers could disappear this summer compared to SRF, Huss paints an even darker picture: “It is very likely that several dozen glaciers will disappear this summer altogether.” The scale is not a new development, but a long-term trend: Since 1970, around 1000 Swiss glaciers have already disappeared, compared to 160 between 2016 and 2023 alone.
Furthermore, The record year of glacier melting so far was 2022, when over six percent of the total Swiss ice volume was lost. In the last inventory of 2023, he came to an area of seven football fields. The glaciologist sees the cause already in winter: 2026 is so far a very bad year for the glaciers, he told Euronews.
In addition, Whether this record falls in 2026, can not be said yet. Where only a few years ago a closed ice surface stretched at an altitude of 3025 meters, today naked rocks protrude from the mountain.
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Glacier melt in Switzerland: 2026 threatens a “catastrophic year” for Swiss glaciers.
reliability low1/2 sourcesSpeaking to Euronews, he said: Since my last visit two weeks ago, 1.40 metres have been lost.
reliability low1/2 sourcesLess and less ice: dozens of Swiss glaciers could disappear this summer compared to SRF, Huss paints an even darker picture: “It is very likely that several dozen glaciers will disappear this summer altogether.” The scale is not a new development, but a long-term trend: Since 1970, around 1000 Swiss glaciers have already disappeared, compared to 160 between 2016 and 2023 alone.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe record year of glacier melting so far was 2022, when over six percent of the total Swiss ice volume was lost.
reliability low1/2 sourcesIn the last inventory of 2023, he came to an area of seven football fields.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe glaciologist sees the cause already in winter: 2026 is so far a very bad year for the glaciers, he told Euronews.
reliability low1/2 sourcesWhether this record falls in 2026, can not be said yet.
reliability low1/2 sourcesWhere only a few years ago a closed ice surface stretched at an altitude of 3025 meters, today naked rocks protrude from the mountain.
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