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Swiss Glaciers Lose 5.5% of Ice in 2026 as Five‑Year Decline Approaches 20%

Scientists say a winter with very low snowfall combined with prolonged heatwaves that pushed freezing levels above 4,000 metres caused the extreme melt and now threaten summer water supplies and hydropower.

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Antarctica Gained 695 Billion Tonnes of Ice as Tropical Warm Pool Fueled Snowfall

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Study Finds Everest Base Camp Activity Melted About 2,500 Tonnes of Glacier Ice

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Hidden Rock Glacier on Mount Timpanogos Holds 1.5 Million Cubic Meters of Ice

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Petermann Glacier Loses Manhattan-Sized Ice Island

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Study Finds Antarctica’s 2021–2023 Mass Gain Was a Short Weather Pulse, Not a New Normal

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Stelvio Glacier Summer Skiing Suspended Indefinitely

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Europe's Record Heat Strains Rivers, Nuclear Cooling and Rail

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3mo ago

NISAR’s ‘Hummingbird’ Radar Image Reveals Nunatak and Deep Crevasses in East Antarctica

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3mo ago

NISAR Radar Reveals ‘Hummingbird’ Pattern of Crevasses Around Antarctic Nunatak

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3mo ago

Satellite Image Confirms Decade-Long Retreat at Perito Moreno Glacier

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4mo ago

Swiss Glaciers Expected to Lose All Winter Snow and Ice by Monday, GLAMOS Says

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Vast Winter Sea Ice Missing Off West Antarctica, Raising Threat to Thwaites Ice Shelf

Glaciology

Swiss Glaciers Lose 5.5% of Ice in 2026 as Five‑Year Decline Approaches 20%

Mars North Polar Ice Far Cleaner Than Earlier Studies Found

Nepal Glacier Collapse Exposes Gaps in Monitoring and Early Warning

Scientists Say Warming Made Nepal Glacier Collapse More Likely

Greenland and Antarctica Lost 11.3 Trillion Tonnes of Ice Since 1979

Scientists Say Climate Warming Helped Prime Nepal Glacier Collapse

Greenland and Antarctica Lost 11.3 Trillion Tonnes of Ice Since 1979

New Global Map Shows When Every Glacier Is Likely to Vanish

Antarctica Gained 695 Billion Tonnes of Ice as Tropical Warm Pool Fueled Snowfall

Study Finds Everest Base Camp Activity Melted About 2,500 Tonnes of Glacier Ice

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Hidden Rock Glacier on Mount Timpanogos Holds 1.5 Million Cubic Meters of Ice

Petermann Glacier Loses Manhattan-Sized Ice Island

Study Finds Antarctica’s 2021–2023 Mass Gain Was a Short Weather Pulse, Not a New Normal

Stelvio Glacier Summer Skiing Suspended Indefinitely

Europe's Record Heat Strains Rivers, Nuclear Cooling and Rail

NISAR’s ‘Hummingbird’ Radar Image Reveals Nunatak and Deep Crevasses in East Antarctica

NISAR Radar Reveals ‘Hummingbird’ Pattern of Crevasses Around Antarctic Nunatak

Satellite Image Confirms Decade-Long Retreat at Perito Moreno Glacier

Swiss Glaciers Expected to Lose All Winter Snow and Ice by Monday, GLAMOS Says

Vast Winter Sea Ice Missing Off West Antarctica, Raising Threat to Thwaites Ice Shelf

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