The tipping point for Swiss glaciers now arrives around mid-August, with earlier occurrences, such as on July 4, indicating severe melting. The glacier volume has decreased by 38% from 2000 to 2024. The early arrival reflects prolonged mass loss seasons due to warmer climate conditions and low snowfall. Healthy glaciers would typically lose mass towards the end of September or October, but current trends suggest a significant acceleration of melting, as seen in extreme cases like 2022.
The volume of Swiss glaciers shrank by 38 percent between 2000 and 2024. Its arrival on July 4th means that critically, we have the whole summer left to destroy the ice.
If we have a glacier loss day, it means that the glacier is losing mass. For a glacier that is healthy, the day would occur at the end of September, or in October – or not at all.
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