Swiss glaciers are melting at an alarming rate, and the date known as 'glacier loss day' is expected to arrive much earlier than usual.

瑞士冰川正以驚人的速度融化，預計所謂的「冰川流失日」將比往年提前許多。

The current instability of the ice is shown by the fact that 'glacier loss day' will occur on June 29, which is the second-earliest date since 2000. This date marks the moment when all the winter snow has melted, meaning any further melting directly reduces the size of the glacier. Matthias Huss from Glacier Monitoring in Switzerland (GLAMOS) emphasized that this is caused by several factors: 25% less snowfall than average, unusually high temperatures in May, and Saharan dust in March, which made the ice absorb more heat. Consequently, some areas, such as the Rhone Glacier, lost one meter of ice in just ten days.

目前冰層不穩定的情況體現於「冰川流失日」將發生在6月29日，這是2000年以來第二早的日期。這個日期標誌著所有冬季積雪已全部融化，這意味著隨後的任何融化將直接減少冰川的規模。瑞士冰川監測中心 (GLAMOS) 的 Matthias Huss 強調，這是由多種因素共同導致的：降雪量比平均低 25%、5 月溫度異常高，以及 3 月的撒哈拉沙漠塵埃使得冰層吸收更多熱量。因此，部分地區如羅訥冰川，在短短十天內就流失了一公尺的冰層。

Furthermore, the World Weather Attribution group asserted that the current European heatwave would be almost impossible without human-induced climate change. They noted that such events are now 200 times more likely than they were twenty years ago. This situation is serious because the Swiss Alps provide essential water for the Rhine and Rhone rivers. Data shows that glacial volume decreased by 38% between 2000 and 2024, and about 1,200 glaciers have disappeared in the last 50 years. If warming continues at this rate, experts believe only small pieces of ice will remain by 2100.

此外，世界天氣歸因小組 (World Weather Attribution) 主張，若非人類引起的氣候變遷，目前的歐洲熱浪幾乎是不可能發生的。他們指出，此類事件發生的機率比二十年前高出 200 倍。這種情況十分嚴重，因為瑞士阿爾卑斯山為萊茵河與羅訥河提供了至關重要的水源。數據顯示，2000 年至 2024 年間，冰川體積減少了 38%，且在過去 50 年中約有 1,200 座冰川消失。如果暖化速度持續下去，專家認為到 2100 年將僅剩少許冰塊。

The Swiss glacial system is facing severe ice loss, which threatens the region's water supply and reflects the wider impact of global warming.

瑞士冰川系統正面臨嚴重的冰層流失，威脅該地區的水源供應，並反映了全球暖化的更廣泛影響。