Swiss glaciers lose 10% of their volume in two years

Volume lost during hot summers of 2022 and 2023 equal to total depletion between 1960 and 1990, says report

Swiss glaciers have lost 10% of their volume in just two years, a report has found.

Scientists have said climate breakdown caused by the burning of fossil fuels is the cause of unusually hot summers and winters with very low snow volume, which have caused the accelerating melts. The volume lost during the hot summers of 2022 and 2023 is the same as that lost between 1960 and 1990.

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