Swiss Glaciers Lose 20% of Mass in Five Years, Glaciologist Warns Ice Could Vanish by 2041

So, a report from the Glacier Monitoring in Switzerland network, GLAMOS, shows that the country's glaciers have lost almost 20 percent of their mass in the last five years. This year, 2026, is set to be the second-worst year for glacier melt. They found that 5.5 percent of the glacier volume vanished this year alone, mainly because of an extremely hot summer and a winter with very little snow. Matthias Huss, who leads GLAMOS, called 2026 a 'catastrophic year,' pointing out the alarming ice loss. He warned that we might see no ice left in 10 to 15 years. This study was made public on Thursday and underscores the drastic impact of climate change on Swiss glaciers.