# Report: Swiss glaciers lose more than 5% of ice after record heatwave

https://mins.news/en/item/85052

- CGTN, 2026-10-01 05:27 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-01/Report-Swiss-glaciers-lose-more-than-5-of-ice-after-record-heatwave-1QSLSDSKRFK/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Swiss glaciers lost 5.5% of their ice volume in 2026, the second-largest annual loss on record, according to GLAMOS and the Swiss Commission for Cryosphere Observation. Record heat and a snow-poor winter accelerated melting, while the 2022-2026 melt rate was more than twice that of any previously monitored five-year period.

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