GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss Academy of Sciences panel is reporting a dramatic acceleration of glacier melt in the Alpine country, which has lost 10% of its ice volume in just two years after high ...
Switzerland's glaciers have experienced a catastrophic melt rate in the past two years, shrinking their overall volume by 10 per cent, according to the Glacier Monitoring Switzerland (GLAMOS).
The past year was catastrophic for Swiss glaciers. According to glaciologists, the country's glaciers shrank by more than 6%, surpassing the previous record set in 2003. An overview with graphics.
After the extreme numbers recorded in 2022, glaciers continue to melt at record speed this year. The disappearance of ice from the Alps has consequences that affect neighboring countries as well.
A glaciology team member of ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) and Matthias Huss, head of the Swiss measurement network GLAMOS, arrive at the Rhone Glacier that is partially covered by ...
In a helicopter high above the Swiss Alps, we see climate change in action. The glacial ice is melting at an unprecedented rate, revealing items frozen long ago. A scar suddenly appears in the ...
Swiss glaciers experienced record melting last year, losing more than 6% of their volume and alarming scientists who say a loss of 2% would once have been considered extreme. Categories ...
A Swiss Academy of Sciences panel has reported a dramatic acceleration of glacier melt in the Alpine country, which has lost 10% of its ice volume in just two years after high summer heat and low snow ...
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Annual variation in the mass of the world's 40 reference glaciers, in tonnes per m2 Melting glaciers In 2023, glaciers melted at the fastest rate since 1950 Sources: WMO, WGMS -1.23 The Barron's ...
Near-final results showed almost 59 percent of voters supporting the new law, which will require Switzerland to slash its dependence on imported oil and gas, scaling up the development and use of ...
On Friday activists gather in Swiss cities for the latest “global climate strike”. As numbers on the streets dwindle, is the ...