A lot of snow in the winter was followed by hot summer months in Switzerland. Measurements show: Last year was a year of extremes for the Swiss glaciers.
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The volume of Swiss glaciers has fallen by 2.5 percent compared to the previous year, according to a report by the Swiss Commission for Cryosphere Observation. Although a lot of snow fell above 2,200 meters in the winter of 2023/24, hot summer months led to major ice loss, described as the largest since measurements began.
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The volume of Swiss glaciers has declined again. This comes from a report by the Swiss Commission for Cryosphere Observation of the Academy of Natural Sciences Switzerland out. Accordingly, the total volume of the glaciers is 2.5 percent less than last year.
At first it actually looked like a good year: according to data from the Swiss glacier measurement network, it was… winter Significantly more snow fell in 2023/24, especially above 2,200 meters. The average snow depths between November and May were among the highest since measurements began.
However, hot summer months in July and August also brought with them the “largest ice loss since measurements began.”
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The volume of Swiss glaciers has declined again. This comes from a report by the Swiss Commission for Cryosphere Observation of the Academy of Natural Sciences Switzerland out. Accordingly, the total volume of the glaciers is 2.5 percent less than in the previous year.
At first it actually looked like a good year: according to data from the Swiss glacier measurement network, it was… winter Significantly more snow fell in 2023/24, especially above 2,200 meters. The average snow depths between November and May were among the highest since measurements began.
