Swiss glaciers shrank 3% this year, the fourth-biggest retreat on record

The Swiss glaciers were faced with a significant merger this year, with a 3% drop in the total volume, marking the fourth annual decrease recorded. This is due to global warming, according to Swiss glaciologists. The mass of ice in Switzerland, which houses the most glaciers in Europe, has decreased by a quarter in the last decade. The experts said that a winter with little snow was followed by heat waves in June and August, which led to the loss. Glaciers retirement has an impact on the landscape of Switzerland, which makes the mountains move and become unstable. Over 1,000 small glaciers have already disappeared.