Swiss glaciers shrink as climate crisis fuels extreme heat across Europe

Switzerland's glaciers are facing unprecedented melting, with "glacier loss day" arriving exceptionally early this year due to a prolonged European heatwave, warm May, and insufficient winter snowfall. Experts warn that this rapid ice loss, exacerbated by persistent high temperatures, mirrors the dire conditions of 2022 and threatens to leave only remnants of glaciers by 2100, impacting vital European river systems.

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