Swiss glaciers suffer another year of record ice loss

Switzerland's glaciers are disappearing at a record pace. More than 5% of their ice has vanished this year alone — threatening water supplies, ecosystems and communities across Europe.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2000x1429+0+0/resize/2000x1429!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2F06%2F92fb3d454823b47041801337f49b%2F03-clariden-mhuss.jpg' alt='A Swiss glacier shows the effects of years of ice loss, with exposed rock replacing ice that once covered the landscape.'/><p>Switzerland's glaciers are disappearing at a record pace. More than 5% of their ice has vanished this year alone — threatening water supplies, ecosystems and communities across Europe.</p><p>(Image credit: Swiss Academy of Natural Sciences)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5981403' />