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Observer
03-08-2025
- Science
- Observer
Swiss glaciers suffer rapid ice loss following weak winter snowfall
GENEVA: Switzerland's glaciers are melting at an alarming pace this year, with scientists warning that the loss of ice cover began weeks earlier than usual due to a snow-poor winter. Glacier Loss Day (GLD) is marked every year by researchers in Switzerland. It represents the point when a glacier has melted away all the snow and ice it gained during the winter. Depending on the glacier, it arrived as early as late June or early July this year. 'In some regions in north-eastern Switzerland, we've never had such a small amount of snow on the glaciers at the end of winter', researcher Andreas Bauder of ETH Zurich said of the mountain conditions going into the summer months. 'As long as there is snow on the ground, the ice won't melt. But this year, the snow melt began at the end of May and continued rapidly throughout June and into July', he said. In Switzerland, snow and ice cover are measured in detail every spring and fall on about 20 of the country's roughly 1,400 glaciers. Between 10 and 15 of those are also monitored during the summer. These observations are used to determine the Glacier Loss Day. Looking back to last year, the summer began with much larger snow reserves than this year, according to Bauder. Even so, glaciers still lost more mass in 2024 than they gained during the winter, leading them to shrink. 'In the past, Glacier Loss Day usually came at the end of August or early September-but we haven't seen that in the past 20 years', said Bauder. — dpa
The Advertiser
02-08-2025
- Science
- The Advertiser
Rapid Swiss glacier ice loss after weak winter snowfall
Switzerland's glaciers are melting at an alarming pace, with scientists warning the seasonal loss of ice cover began weeks earlier than usual due to a snow-poor winter. Glacier Loss Day - marked every year by researchers in Switzerland - represents the point when a glacier has melted away all the snow and ice it gained during the winter. Depending on the glacier, it has arrived as early as late June or early July this year. "In some regions in north-eastern Switzerland, we've never had such a small amount of snow on the glaciers at the end of winter," researcher Andreas Bauder of ETH Zurich said of the mountain conditions going into the northern summer months. "As long as there is snow on the ground, the ice won't melt. "But this year, the snowmelt began at the end of May and continued rapidly throughout June and into July." In Switzerland, snow and ice cover is measured in detail every spring and autumn on about 20 of the country's roughly 1400 glaciers. Between 10 and 15 of those are also monitored during the summer. These observations are used to determine the Glacier Loss Day. Among Switzerland's largest glaciers are the Aletsch and Gorner glaciers. Looking back to 2024, the summer began with much larger snow reserves than this year, according to Bauder. Even so, glaciers still lost more mass in 2024 than they gained during the winter, leading them to shrink. "In the past, Glacier Loss Day usually came at the end of August or early September but we haven't seen that in the past 20 years," Bauder said. Due to climate change, Switzerland hasn't experienced a single year of glacier growth in more than two decades. According to the glacier monitoring network Glamos, Switzerland's glacier volume has practically halved since 1950: from 92.3 to 46.5 cubic kilometres as of 2024. One cubic kilometre is equivalent to an ice cube with 1000-metre sides, or put another way, a billion ice cubes, each one metre in size. Even a cold August with snowfall at high altitudes is unlikely to change the outlook, Bauder said, because summer snow isn't as dense as winter snow and melts quickly. "A glacier is like a viscous mass of honey on a sloped surface. It flows downward," he said. "When there's not enough snow feeding it from above, too little flows down. "The glacier tongue at the bottom can no longer sustain itself and recedes." Switzerland's glaciers are melting at an alarming pace, with scientists warning the seasonal loss of ice cover began weeks earlier than usual due to a snow-poor winter. Glacier Loss Day - marked every year by researchers in Switzerland - represents the point when a glacier has melted away all the snow and ice it gained during the winter. Depending on the glacier, it has arrived as early as late June or early July this year. "In some regions in north-eastern Switzerland, we've never had such a small amount of snow on the glaciers at the end of winter," researcher Andreas Bauder of ETH Zurich said of the mountain conditions going into the northern summer months. "As long as there is snow on the ground, the ice won't melt. "But this year, the snowmelt began at the end of May and continued rapidly throughout June and into July." In Switzerland, snow and ice cover is measured in detail every spring and autumn on about 20 of the country's roughly 1400 glaciers. Between 10 and 15 of those are also monitored during the summer. These observations are used to determine the Glacier Loss Day. Among Switzerland's largest glaciers are the Aletsch and Gorner glaciers. Looking back to 2024, the summer began with much larger snow reserves than this year, according to Bauder. Even so, glaciers still lost more mass in 2024 than they gained during the winter, leading them to shrink. "In the past, Glacier Loss Day usually came at the end of August or early September but we haven't seen that in the past 20 years," Bauder said. Due to climate change, Switzerland hasn't experienced a single year of glacier growth in more than two decades. According to the glacier monitoring network Glamos, Switzerland's glacier volume has practically halved since 1950: from 92.3 to 46.5 cubic kilometres as of 2024. One cubic kilometre is equivalent to an ice cube with 1000-metre sides, or put another way, a billion ice cubes, each one metre in size. Even a cold August with snowfall at high altitudes is unlikely to change the outlook, Bauder said, because summer snow isn't as dense as winter snow and melts quickly. "A glacier is like a viscous mass of honey on a sloped surface. It flows downward," he said. "When there's not enough snow feeding it from above, too little flows down. "The glacier tongue at the bottom can no longer sustain itself and recedes." Switzerland's glaciers are melting at an alarming pace, with scientists warning the seasonal loss of ice cover began weeks earlier than usual due to a snow-poor winter. Glacier Loss Day - marked every year by researchers in Switzerland - represents the point when a glacier has melted away all the snow and ice it gained during the winter. Depending on the glacier, it has arrived as early as late June or early July this year. "In some regions in north-eastern Switzerland, we've never had such a small amount of snow on the glaciers at the end of winter," researcher Andreas Bauder of ETH Zurich said of the mountain conditions going into the northern summer months. "As long as there is snow on the ground, the ice won't melt. "But this year, the snowmelt began at the end of May and continued rapidly throughout June and into July." In Switzerland, snow and ice cover is measured in detail every spring and autumn on about 20 of the country's roughly 1400 glaciers. Between 10 and 15 of those are also monitored during the summer. These observations are used to determine the Glacier Loss Day. Among Switzerland's largest glaciers are the Aletsch and Gorner glaciers. Looking back to 2024, the summer began with much larger snow reserves than this year, according to Bauder. Even so, glaciers still lost more mass in 2024 than they gained during the winter, leading them to shrink. "In the past, Glacier Loss Day usually came at the end of August or early September but we haven't seen that in the past 20 years," Bauder said. Due to climate change, Switzerland hasn't experienced a single year of glacier growth in more than two decades. According to the glacier monitoring network Glamos, Switzerland's glacier volume has practically halved since 1950: from 92.3 to 46.5 cubic kilometres as of 2024. One cubic kilometre is equivalent to an ice cube with 1000-metre sides, or put another way, a billion ice cubes, each one metre in size. Even a cold August with snowfall at high altitudes is unlikely to change the outlook, Bauder said, because summer snow isn't as dense as winter snow and melts quickly. "A glacier is like a viscous mass of honey on a sloped surface. It flows downward," he said. "When there's not enough snow feeding it from above, too little flows down. "The glacier tongue at the bottom can no longer sustain itself and recedes." Switzerland's glaciers are melting at an alarming pace, with scientists warning the seasonal loss of ice cover began weeks earlier than usual due to a snow-poor winter. Glacier Loss Day - marked every year by researchers in Switzerland - represents the point when a glacier has melted away all the snow and ice it gained during the winter. Depending on the glacier, it has arrived as early as late June or early July this year. "In some regions in north-eastern Switzerland, we've never had such a small amount of snow on the glaciers at the end of winter," researcher Andreas Bauder of ETH Zurich said of the mountain conditions going into the northern summer months. "As long as there is snow on the ground, the ice won't melt. "But this year, the snowmelt began at the end of May and continued rapidly throughout June and into July." In Switzerland, snow and ice cover is measured in detail every spring and autumn on about 20 of the country's roughly 1400 glaciers. Between 10 and 15 of those are also monitored during the summer. These observations are used to determine the Glacier Loss Day. Among Switzerland's largest glaciers are the Aletsch and Gorner glaciers. Looking back to 2024, the summer began with much larger snow reserves than this year, according to Bauder. Even so, glaciers still lost more mass in 2024 than they gained during the winter, leading them to shrink. "In the past, Glacier Loss Day usually came at the end of August or early September but we haven't seen that in the past 20 years," Bauder said. Due to climate change, Switzerland hasn't experienced a single year of glacier growth in more than two decades. According to the glacier monitoring network Glamos, Switzerland's glacier volume has practically halved since 1950: from 92.3 to 46.5 cubic kilometres as of 2024. One cubic kilometre is equivalent to an ice cube with 1000-metre sides, or put another way, a billion ice cubes, each one metre in size. Even a cold August with snowfall at high altitudes is unlikely to change the outlook, Bauder said, because summer snow isn't as dense as winter snow and melts quickly. "A glacier is like a viscous mass of honey on a sloped surface. It flows downward," he said. "When there's not enough snow feeding it from above, too little flows down. "The glacier tongue at the bottom can no longer sustain itself and recedes."
West Australian
02-08-2025
- Science
- West Australian
Rapid Swiss glacier ice loss after weak winter snowfall
Switzerland's glaciers are melting at an alarming pace, with scientists warning the seasonal loss of ice cover began weeks earlier than usual due to a snow-poor winter. Glacier Loss Day - marked every year by researchers in Switzerland - represents the point when a glacier has melted away all the snow and ice it gained during the winter. Depending on the glacier, it has arrived as early as late June or early July this year. "In some regions in north-eastern Switzerland, we've never had such a small amount of snow on the glaciers at the end of winter," researcher Andreas Bauder of ETH Zurich said of the mountain conditions going into the northern summer months. "As long as there is snow on the ground, the ice won't melt. "But this year, the snowmelt began at the end of May and continued rapidly throughout June and into July." In Switzerland, snow and ice cover are measured in detail every spring and autumn on about 20 of the country's roughly 1400 glaciers. Between 10 and 15 of those are also monitored during the summer. These observations are used to determine the Glacier Loss Day. Among Switzerland's largest glaciers are the Aletsch and Gorner glaciers. Looking back to 2024, the summer began with much larger snow reserves than this year, according to Bauder. Even so, glaciers still lost more mass in 2024 than they gained during the winter.
Al Etihad
02-08-2025
- Science
- Al Etihad
Swiss glaciers suffer rapid ice loss following weak winter snowfall
2 Aug 2025 09:54 GENEVA (dpa)Switzerland's glaciers are melting at an alarming pace this year, with scientists warning that the loss of ice cover began weeks earlier than usual due to a snow-poor Loss Day (GLD) is marked every year by researchers in Switzerland. It represents the point when a glacier has melted away all the snow and ice it gained during the on the glacier, it arrived as early as late June or early July this year.'In some regions in north-eastern Switzerland, we've never had such a small amount of snow on the glaciers at the end of winter,' researcher Andreas Bauder of ETH Zurich told dpa of the mountain conditions going into the summer months.'As long as there is snow on the ground, the ice won't melt. But this year, the snowmelt began at the end of May and continued rapidly throughout June and into July,' he Switzerland, snow and ice cover are measured in detail every spring and fall on about 20 of the country's roughly 1,400 glaciers. Between 10 and 15 of those are also monitored during the summer. These observations are used to determine the Glacier Loss Switzerland's largest glaciers are the Aletsch and Gorner glaciers. Looking back to last year, the summer began with much larger snow reserves than this year, according to Bauder. Even so, glaciers still lost more mass in 2024 than they gained during the winter.
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Lifestyle
- Yahoo
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