Record Melting Strips Away Swiss Glaciers
- Swiss glaciers lost 10% of volume in 2022 and 2023, the worst two-year period on record
- Low winter snowfall and a hot summer caused heavy melting this year
- August saw record-high freezing levels, exceeding 2021's record
- Small glaciers are disappearing entirely, leaving behind lakes and rockfalls
- Dangerous conditions forced monitoring programs to cease on some shrinking glaciers