‘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
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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Death toll rises sharply four days after deadly Nepal flash floods05:57 | August 29, 2026 -
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Flash flooding on Nepal-China border kills dozens, leaves hundreds missing01:52 | August 26, 2026 -
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‘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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