Switzerland’s glaciers have lost 19.4% of their ice volume since 2021, with a decline of 5.5% recorded during the first eight months of 2026, an annual monitoring report found. The latest loss approached the record reached in 2022.
The findings followed a low-snow winter and intense summer heatwaves, as warming driven by fossil fuel emissions accelerates glacier retreat across Europe’s Alps. Scientists say the disappearance of ice is transforming Switzerland’s landscape, leaving barren rock where glaciers once stood. Further details are expected as the story develops.
