https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/swiss-glaciers-suffer-another-year-of-record-ice-lossContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/swiss-glaciers-suffer-another-year-of-record-ice-losshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/swiss-glaciers-suffer-another-year-of-record-ice-loss#u99205Sun, 04 Oct 2026 15:30:19 +0000Swiss glaciers lost more than 5% of their ice in the 2025/26 hydrological year, marking another disastrous period of record melt driven by intense heat and low snowfall. Observations from the Glacier Monitoring Switzerland network show that the country's glaciers have vanished by nearly a fifth over a five-year span. This accelerated decline threatens water supplies, ecosystems, and communities across Europe. Scientists link the rapid retreat directly to global warming, noting that such extreme melting rates are no longer surprising given the pace of climate change.Why it mattersOften cal