Swiss glaciers get 10% smaller in two years

2023-09-28 23:48

The ice fields have lost as much volume in two years as they did in three decades from 1960 to 1990.

Switzerland's glaciers have lost a further 4% of their volume this year - the second biggest loss ever - after last year's record melt of 6%.

The statistics come in the annual report of the Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network (Glamos), whose team of researchers have been monitoring 176 of Switzerland...