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

01.10.2026, 06:29

Switzerland's largest glacier, Aletsch Glacier, suffered its biggest-ever melt this year — Switzerland's largest glacier, Aletsch Glacier, suffered its biggest-ever melt this year. Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Switzerland's largest glacier, Aletsch Glacier, suffered its biggest-ever melt this year.