Swiss glaciers shrink 20% in five years as Alpine heat soars

Switzerland has lost nearly one-fifth of its glacier ice in five years due to extreme heat linked to fossil fuel pollution, dramatically reshaping the Alpine landscape. Scientists describe the rapid collapse as an "explosion of melt rates" that transforms glaciers into barren rock deserts. The finding underscores accelerating climate change impacts on European water resources and ecosystems.

Byte's take

Alpine glaciers are vanishing faster than policy can respond, reshaping a continent's water future.