Swiss Glaciers Shed 3% Ice Mass Amid Light Snowfall and Heatwave
Swiss glaciers lost 3% of their ice after a snow-poor winter and June heatwaves, marking the fourth-largest annual decline on record.
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Swiss glaciers lost 3% of their ice after a snow-poor winter and June heatwaves, marking the fourth-largest annual decline on record.
Antarctic sea ice peaked at 17.81 million sq km on Sept 17, marking the third-lowest winter maximum in 47 years and highlighting climate change’s grip on the southern pole.
Drone footage from Russia’s Kolyuchin Island reveals polar bears sheltering in an abandoned station, a striking signal of melting ice and a warning for climate action.
As the UN Climate Summit kicks off at the General Assembly, Brazil eyes stronger global carbon pledges ahead of COP30 a key test of world leaders climate resolve.
Chinese Fengyun-3 satellites are tracking the rapid breakup of A23a, the world’s largest iceberg in the Weddell Sea, which has lost 60% of its mass since early 2025.
The WMO’s new bulletin highlights how air pollution and climate change fuel each other, driven by aerosols, and calls for global coordinated countermeasures.
Heatstroke is a rising global threat: workers like 62-year-old Wang in the Chinese mainland and nearly 200 students in the Philippines collapsed under punishing summer heat. WHO and WMO call for better protections.
Provisional Met Office data suggests summer 2025 will be Britain’s warmest on record since records began in 1884, underscoring climate change’s growing impact.
Typhoon Kajiki drenched Vietnam’s coast with heavy rains and strong winds, forcing tens of thousands to evacuate. Communities now face cleanup and resilience planning.
In the past 50 years, Peru’s Andes glaciers have lost 56% of their ice. New research warns this rapid melt could undermine water supplies for millions, sparking a looming crisis.