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Switzerland's Glaciers Suffer Historic 3% Ice Loss

10/2/2025

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Switzerland's glaciers lost 3% of ice volume over past year, the fourth-largest decline on record, per GLAMOS and the Swiss Commission for Cryosphere Observation.
The drop followed snowy winter and June heat waves.
This decade marks the worst melt, with a quarter of glacier volume lost since 2015.
Rhone Glacier, once the largest in Europe, lost about 1.5 meters this year.

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Story summary

Switzerland's glaciers lost 3% of ice volume over past year, the fourth-largest decline on record, per GLAMOS and the Swiss Commission for Cryosphere Observation.
The drop followed snowy winter and June heat waves.
This decade marks the worst melt, with a quarter of glacier volume lost since 2015.
Rhone Glacier, once the largest in Europe, lost about 1.5 meters this year.