# @cgtneurope on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd9gi49k6Jp
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/71263812-cgtneurope-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-10-01T18:03:19.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CGTN Europe (@cgtneurope) — https://gondola.cc/cgtneurope

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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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Switzerland's glaciers lost more than 5% of their ice in 2026, a report by the Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network and the Swiss Commission for Cryosphere Observation of the Swiss Academy of Sciences has shown.⁣
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The findings underscore the accelerating pace of glacier retreat as extreme melt years become routine. Over the past five years, Swiss glaciers have shed almost a fifth of their ice, the report showed, threatening future water supplies and raising questions about the long-term survival of Europe's ice fields.⁣
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Switzerland's largest glacier, Aletsch Glacier, suffered its biggest-ever melt this year, while Glacier de Tsanfleuron lost more than four meters of average thickness. ⁣
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In total, the scientists estimate Swiss glaciers lost around 2.2 trillion liters of water between July and September alone, equivalent to more than four times the annual drinking water consumption of Swiss households.⁣
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#glaciers #swiss #switzerland #europe #heatwave #climate #climatechange

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climatechange, swiss, glaciers, climate, heatwave, europe, switzerland

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