# How fast Switzerland’s glaciers, Europe’s ‘water tower,’ are melting

https://mins.news/en/item/82118

- CBC News, 2026-10-01 15:24 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/swiss-glacier-melt-9.7365054?cmp=rss

> Swiss glaciers lost 5.5 per cent of their ice volume this year, the second-largest percentage decline on record. The trend could have major consequences for Switzerland, which relies on hydropower and serves as Europe’s “water tower,” feeding its main rivers.

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