Switzerland is home to nearly 1,400 glaciers, the most of any country in Europe, and the ice mass and its gradual melting have implications for hydropower, tourism, farming and water resources in many European countries.


Switzerland: Study warns melting of Swiss glaciers 'an accelerating trend'

The remains of a German climber, who went missing nearly 37 years ago, have been recovered from a Swiss glacier. Thanks to the melting ice, the body became visible enough to be spotted by a group of climbers passing by.

Melting Swiss glacier coughs up body remains of hiker who went missing in 1986

After hiking for more than four hours, Matthias Huss has reached the middle of an Alps glacier. He is here to check the glacier measurements which has now been shrinking. Watch this report for more.

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Switzerland: Study warns melting of Swiss glaciers 'an accelerating trend'

Melting Swiss glacier coughs up body remains of hiker who went missing in 1986

Swiss glacier is shrinking, rate of melting has accelerated in last 10 years

Then and now: Ice retreat in Switzerland swallows 500 glaciers