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- GLAMOS reported that Swiss glaciers lost more than 5% of their ice in 2026.
- Over the past five years, the glaciers have shed almost one-fifth of their ice.
- Aletsch Glacier experienced its biggest-ever melt in 2026, according to the study.
- Glacier de Tsanfleuron lost more than four meters (13 feet) of average thickness.
- Scientists estimate 2.2 trillion litres of water disappeared between July and September, over four times Swiss households’ annual drinking-water use.