Glaciers (News 2023, by Fabrice Coffrini) - Swiss Press Award

Fabrice Coffrini
A couple hold their hands while walking on the melting Tsanfleuron Glacier above Les Diablerets on August 6, 2022. - Following several heatwaves blamed by scientists on climate change, Switzerland is seeing its alpine glaciers melting at an increasingly rapid rate. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
Agence France-Presse (AFP)
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2023
Fabrice Coffrini
In 2022, Swiss glaciers melted like never before. The record for ice melt in Switzerland was shattered this year, reaching 6% of the total volume. A phenomenon that risks accelerating and that cannot be slowed down in the short term, experts warn in a report.