‘This is a dying glacier’: Swiss icecap melting at frightening pace, expert says
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‘This is a dying glacier’: Swiss icecap melting at frightening pace, expert says
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“Nothing is left”: Nepal’s survivors confront ruins after catastrophic floods
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Nepal, Tibet authorities on high alert days after deadly flash-flooding
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02:00 | August 15, 2026
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B.C. wildfires devastate Okanagan’s tourism industry
02:02 | August 13, 2026
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Rapid damage assessments underway near B.C.’s Bald Range wildfire
02:22 | August 12, 2026
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04:42 | August 12, 2026
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03:01 | August 11, 2026
‘This is a dying glacier’: Swiss icecap melting at frightening pace, expert says
Description
September 22, 2025
Switzerland’s famed Gries Glacier is melting at a frightening pace as climate change accelerates unprecedented ice melt nationwide, one expert says. Between September 2024 and September 2025, the 5km-long ice cap, situated in Obergoms, Switzerland, has lost approximately six metres of ice, according to Matthias Huss, the Director of Glacier Monitoring Switzerland (GLAMOS).
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‘This is a dying glacier’: Swiss icecap melting at frightening pace, expert says02:53 | September 22, 2025 -
Seniors arrested after Parliament Hill protest calling for stronger climate action from feds01:42 | September 22, 2026 -
‘Let’s see if I have any power’: Trump urges UN to rebrand AI as ‘Super Intelligence’01:39 | September 22, 2026 -
Astounding amount of glacial ice loss since the ‘70s, new study finds of Antarctica, Greenland02:06 | September 19, 2026 -
Spotted lanternfly confirmed in Windsor, Canadians urged to report sightings00:32 | September 19, 2026 -
Calgary landfill on fire for nearly 2 weeks, stirring local health concerns02:02 | September 18, 2026 -
Cape Breton swamped by severe floods, more rain on the way00:29 | September 6, 2026 -
N.S. authorities warn of increased flooding in Cape Breton00:29 | September 6, 2026 -
Climate reports forecast warming impact is ‘effectively irreversible’ in decades ahead02:37 | September 5, 2026 -
Nepal-Tibet floods: 2 workers rescued from tunnel, more believed to have survived01:52 | September 4, 2026 -
Super El Niño could be strongest on record, UN warns01:48 | September 3, 2026 -
How can Canada better prepare for extreme weather?02:04 | September 3, 2026 -
World will miss 1.5°C climate target: UN report02:10 | September 2, 2026 -
Nepal-Tibet floods: Some hope renewed in finding impacted hydro workers alive01:39 | September 2, 2026 -
Tornadoes touch down in Manitoba, Saskatchewan01:45 | August 31, 2026 -
“Nothing is left”: Nepal’s survivors confront ruins after catastrophic floods02:46 | August 30, 2026 -
Brampton husband, father among Canadians missing in Nepal, family awaits answers02:09 | August 29, 2026 -
Nepal, Tibet authorities on high alert days after deadly flash-flooding01:47 | August 29, 2026 -
Death toll rises sharply four days after deadly Nepal flash floods05:57 | August 29, 2026 -
Nepal-Tibet floods: Canadians wait for word on missing loved ones02:02 | August 28, 2026 -
Flash flooding on Nepal-China border kills dozens, leaves hundreds missing01:52 | August 26, 2026 -
‘My head is spinning’: Canadian flower growers face tariff crisis02:07 | August 25, 2026 -
Residents urged to avoid area after black bear encounter on North Vancouver hiking trail00:31 | August 25, 2026 -
Concern for long-term impacts of climate change on the Colorado River02:16 | August 23, 2026 -
Canadian-made ice drone expands Arctic exploration01:59 | August 21, 2026 -
Canada’s wildfire danger high in September, Ottawa warns01:41 | August 18, 2026 -
Wildfire activity in Canada has ‘accelerated significantly,’ minister warns02:27 | August 18, 2026 -
Canada falling behind on climate action despite years of warning, new report finds02:00 | August 15, 2026 -
B.C. wildfires devastate Okanagan’s tourism industry02:02 | August 13, 2026 -
Rapid damage assessments underway near B.C.’s Bald Range wildfire02:22 | August 12, 2026 -
Alberta deploys 226 firefighters to BC to help combat wildfire situation04:42 | August 12, 2026 -
One B.C. family’s close call with raging wildfires03:01 | August 11, 2026
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‘This is a dying glacier’: Swiss icecap melting at frightening pace, expert says02:53 | September 22, 2025
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Seniors arrested after Parliament Hill protest calling for stronger climate action from feds01:42 | September 22, 2026
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‘Let’s see if I have any power’: Trump urges UN to rebrand AI as ‘Super Intelligence’01:39 | September 22, 2026
-
Astounding amount of glacial ice loss since the ‘70s, new study finds of Antarctica, Greenland02:06 | September 19, 2026
-
Spotted lanternfly confirmed in Windsor, Canadians urged to report sightings00:32 | September 19, 2026
-
Calgary landfill on fire for nearly 2 weeks, stirring local health concerns02:02 | September 18, 2026
-
Cape Breton swamped by severe floods, more rain on the way00:29 | September 6, 2026
-
N.S. authorities warn of increased flooding in Cape Breton00:29 | September 6, 2026
-
Climate reports forecast warming impact is ‘effectively irreversible’ in decades ahead02:37 | September 5, 2026
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Nepal-Tibet floods: 2 workers rescued from tunnel, more believed to have survived01:52 | September 4, 2026
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Super El Niño could be strongest on record, UN warns01:48 | September 3, 2026
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How can Canada better prepare for extreme weather?02:04 | September 3, 2026
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World will miss 1.5°C climate target: UN report02:10 | September 2, 2026
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Nepal-Tibet floods: Some hope renewed in finding impacted hydro workers alive01:39 | September 2, 2026
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Tornadoes touch down in Manitoba, Saskatchewan01:45 | August 31, 2026
-
“Nothing is left”: Nepal’s survivors confront ruins after catastrophic floods02:46 | August 30, 2026
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Brampton husband, father among Canadians missing in Nepal, family awaits answers02:09 | August 29, 2026
-
Nepal, Tibet authorities on high alert days after deadly flash-flooding01:47 | August 29, 2026
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Death toll rises sharply four days after deadly Nepal flash floods05:57 | August 29, 2026
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Nepal-Tibet floods: Canadians wait for word on missing loved ones02:02 | August 28, 2026
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Flash flooding on Nepal-China border kills dozens, leaves hundreds missing01:52 | August 26, 2026
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‘My head is spinning’: Canadian flower growers face tariff crisis02:07 | August 25, 2026
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Residents urged to avoid area after black bear encounter on North Vancouver hiking trail00:31 | August 25, 2026
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Concern for long-term impacts of climate change on the Colorado River02:16 | August 23, 2026
-
Canadian-made ice drone expands Arctic exploration01:59 | August 21, 2026
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Canada’s wildfire danger high in September, Ottawa warns01:41 | August 18, 2026
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Wildfire activity in Canada has ‘accelerated significantly,’ minister warns02:27 | August 18, 2026
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Canada falling behind on climate action despite years of warning, new report finds02:00 | August 15, 2026
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B.C. wildfires devastate Okanagan’s tourism industry02:02 | August 13, 2026
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Rapid damage assessments underway near B.C.’s Bald Range wildfire02:22 | August 12, 2026
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Alberta deploys 226 firefighters to BC to help combat wildfire situation04:42 | August 12, 2026
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One B.C. family’s close call with raging wildfires03:01 | August 11, 2026
‘This is a dying glacier’: Swiss icecap melting at frightening pace, expert says
Description
September 22, 2025
Switzerland’s famed Gries Glacier is melting at a frightening pace as climate change accelerates unprecedented ice melt nationwide, one expert says. Between September 2024 and September 2025, the 5km-long ice cap, situated in Obergoms, Switzerland, has lost approximately six metres of ice, according to Matthias Huss, the Director of Glacier Monitoring Switzerland (GLAMOS).
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