Swiss glacier report 5.5% annual ice loss aired

Oct 1

CCTV says a Swiss glacier-monitoring and research agency released a report October 1 attributing ice loss to low winter snow and May–September heat waves. It reports a 5.5% loss of Swiss glacier volume from October 2025 to September 2026, the second-largest recorded decline after 5.9% in 2021–2022. The broadcast says nearly 20% was lost between 2022 and 2026 and warns of effects on Swiss and European water resources. The periods and figures are those aired by CCTV.

A current Swiss glacier assessment aired by Tagesschau reports nearly 20% of ice lost over five years and record annual shrinkage of the Great Aletsch Glacier. The October 1 GLAMOS/SCNAT release is illustrated with a field report on Plattalvafirn's disappearance, Huss's hydrological explanation and Schaffner's reservoir proposal. The broadcast's estimate of about 50 glacier disappearances and its conditional largely ice-free-by-2100 projection remain attributed; no enacted reservoir policy is reported. CCTV's October 2 report gives the October 2025–September 2026 loss as 5.5%, calls it second only to 5.9% in 2021–2022 and gives nearly 20% loss over 2022–2026. Its periods and comparative figures remain attributed alongside Tagesschau's five-year formulation. The short CCTV report does not specifically cover Plattalvafirn's disappearance or establish an enacted reservoir response.