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Swiss glaciers lose 10 per cent of volume in worst two years on record

The Belvedere hotel is pictured near the Rhone glacier, amid climate change, in Obergoms, Switzerland, on 26th September, 2023

Zurich, Switzerland Reuters Switzerland’s glaciers suffered their second worst melt rate this year after record 2022 losses, shrinking their overall volume by 10 per cent in the last two years, monitoring body GLAMOS said on Thursday. The one-two punch for Swiss glaciers during the country’s third hottest summer on record means they lost as much […]