# ‘Catastrophic year’ as Swiss glaciers lose 5% of ice after heatwaves

https://mins.news/en/item/81358

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-01 04:58 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/1/catastrophic-year-as-swiss-glaciers-lose-5-of-ice-after-heatwaves?traffic_source=rss

> Scientists warn that Swiss glaciers have lost an “enormous” amount of ice this year. They attribute the loss to a winter with too little snow combined with record-high temperatures across Europe during the summer.

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