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Climate change is turning Switzerland's glaciers into ‘Swiss cheese’

Glacier shrinkage has wide impacts on agriculture, fisheries, drinking water levels, and border tensions when it comes to cross-boundary rivers.

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7 stunning photos at the intersection of climate, science and health

The shortlist of 25 photos captures our changing world in extraordinary depth, from rooftop picnics to undersea greenhouses.

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Tajikistan calls for global effort to preserve melting ice glaciers

Tajikistan, home to the majority of Central Asia's glaciers, is urging global action as climate change accelerates glacier melt. At a high-level international conference in Dushanbe, President Emomali Rahmon proposed launching a major glacier study.

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Blatten remains evacuated as Birch Glacier continues to break apart

A section of the Birch Glacier in the Lötschental remains unstable following a major landslide, with millions of cubic metres of debris pushing the ice dangerously downhill.

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Overshooting 1.5°C will cause irreversible glacier loss, study shows

“The longer we delay emissions cuts, the more we burden future generations with irreversible change”.

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Iceberg tracks off UK coast could shed light on Antarctica’s future

Uncovering the collapse of the British and Irish ice sheet could help predict what's in store for Antarctica.

Climate

Glaciers in Sweden and Norway are melting faster

In 2024, the warmest year on record in Europe according to the EU's Copernicus system, Swedish and Norwegian glaciers melted by an average of 1.8 metres.

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Melting Arctic glaciers have revealed 2,500km of new coastline

The unstable new coastline poses safety risks for the tourists that flock to coastal glacial areas for their beauty and abundant wildlife.

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Türkiye’s 20,000-year-old glaciers may vanish in the next two decades

The remaining glacial area in the Cilo Mountains has been damaged and degraded, scientists say.

Nature

‘Thriving’ ecosystem found hidden beneath Antarctic ice shelf

A “serendipitous” discovery offers new insights into how ecosystems can thrive beneath floating sections of the Antarctic ice sheet.

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Germany-sized ice block lost from world glaciers since records began

Five of the past six years have witnessed the most rapid glacier retreat on record.

Climate

Climate change is melting glaciers at record rate, scientists warn

The thawing of 7 trillion tonnes of glacial ice since has raised sea levels by almost 2 centimetres, with the Alps a melting hotspot.

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These jaw-dropping travel photos will inspire you to hit the road

2024's winning travel images include entries from photographers as young as nine-years-old.

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World’s biggest iceberg on collision course with remote British island

The colossal A23a iceberg has travelled more than 3,000km since it broke off from its Antarctican ice shelf.

Climate

Scientists warn collapse of key ocean current could be ‘catastrophic’

AMOC collapse would bring severe global climate repercussions, with Europe bearing the brunt of the consequences.

Climate

Saharan dust and extreme heat fuel retreat of Swiss glaciers

In August, Swiss glaciers faced the 'greatest loss of ice recorded since measurements began’.

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Switzerland and Italy redraw border due to melting glaciers

The popular ski resort of Zermatt is in the affected area.

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Lombardy glacier in Italy shrinks by seven metres

Scientists specialising in the study of glaciers have reported that one of Italy's most well-known, Dosdè, is retreating.

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Global warming may melt some glaciers in Austria in 10-15 years

Glaciologist Bernhard Zagel warns some glaciers around Salzburg have already lost half their ice in just 25 years.

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One tourist killed and two others missing in Iceland glacier collapse

A group of about 25 foreign tourists from several nationalities were exploring the caves of the Breidamerkurjokull glacier in Iceland when the ice collapsed, authorities said.