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Swiss president visits region affected by glacier collapse

Blatten (VS): Karin Keller-Sutter, 'devastating'.

This content was published on May 31, 2025 Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter spoke with communities affected by the Birch glacier collapse, which buried the village of Blatten.

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UN weather agency expects new temperature record soon

This content was published on May 28, 2025 A new global temperature record is likely to be set in the next five years, according to the World Meteorological Organisation in Geneva.

The Vatnajökull glacier in Iceland is the largest in Europe by volume.

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Why Iceland is becoming a glacier graveyard

This content was published on May 25, 2025 Iceland's glaciers are among the fastest melting in the world. This causes not only the sea level but also the ground to rise.

Climate solutions

Why do Swiss mountains collapse? It’s complicated

This content was published on May 23, 2025 Small landslides are on the increase in the Swiss Alps owing to climate change. But the link with global warming is less obvious for large natural disasters.

Achille Capelli studies the effects of climate change on Alaska's ice and snow. Pictured is at Barrow Point, the northernmost point in the United States.

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From the snow of Davos to the ice of the Arctic

This content was published on May 18, 2025 Swiss researcher Achille Capelli has found an open-air laboratory in Alaska. He is studying the polar ice shelf and is worried to see the impact of climate change.

Climate adaptation

Swiss glaciers start the summer with little snow cover

This content was published on May 12, 2025 The Swiss glaciers are starting the summer season this year with a record-low snow pack in some places.

The Nevado del Ruiz glacier, located at an altitude of 5,320 metres in Colombia, has seen its surface area halved since the 1980s.

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South America’s tropical glaciers are an endangered cultural heritage

This content was published on Apr 19, 2025 These glaciers, located near the equator, are particularly vulnerable to climate change, and the consequences of their melting are vast.

The Yala Glacier in Nepal could disappear in the next 20-25 years.

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Nepal and the Himalayas, the agony of glaciers on the roof of the world

This content was published on Apr 12, 2025 Melting Himalayan glaciers increase the risk of catastrophic flooding and reduce fresh water resources for nearly two billion people.

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The international consequences of a glacier-free Switzerland

This content was published on Apr 7, 2025 Switzerland’s glaciers could almost disappear due to global warming. Melting ice in the Alps will have an impact on large rivers in Western Europe – but it won’t stop there.

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What World Glacier Day is all about

This content was published on Mar 21, 2025 This video explains the melting of glaciers and Switzerland's key role in monitoring them, highlighting the importance of World Glacier Day.

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