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Swiss glaciers lost over 5% of ice volume in 2026

Original: Swiss glaciers lost more than 5% of ice volume in 2026. Heat waves and low winter snow accelerated the thaw

Switzerland's glaciers lost more than 5% of their ice volume in 2026, according to reporting carried by PBS. Heat waves combined with low winter snowfall accelerated the thaw, leaving the ice less protected from summer temperatures. It is another severe year in a series of dramatic glacier losses in the Swiss Alps, keeping melting ice in focus as a symbol of accelerating climate change.

Why now: Another extreme year of glacier melt in the Alps highlights the accelerating impact of climate change.

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• Swiss glaciers lost more than 5% of ice volume in 2026. Heat waves and low winter snow accelerated the thaw · PBS

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