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Swiss glaciers lose more than 5% of ice after record heatwave

Reuters · Daily Maverick

Published 1 Oct 2026, 3:13 pm·6 d ago·1 min read

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LES DIABLERETS, Switzerland, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Swiss glaciers are shrinking rapidly after suffering one of their worst years of ice loss during a record-breaking European heatwave.

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