The average temperature climbed to 7.4 degrees Celsius last year from an average 5.8 degrees between 1991 and 2020, the Swiss environment ministry reported on Monday.
This resulted in glaciers losing six percent of their mass – or three cubic kilometres – which is the fastest melt recorded in one year.
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Global warming caused 60% of Swiss heat deaths in summer 2022
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Human-made global warming was responsible for around 60% of Swiss heat deaths last summer.
A string of sweltering temperatures saw a reading of 38.3 degrees in Geneva in August. Only the heatwave of 2003 saw hotter daily temperatures.
Several lakes saw water levels fall to record lows while other watercourses and springs dried up before being revived by late summer rainfall.
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Switzerland risks seeing another record glacier melt in 2023, says glaciologist
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The year 2023 looks set to be another bad one for Swiss glaciers, with snow cover around 30% below the average of the last ten years.
A total of 131 forest fires were reported, which is above the recent annual average of 109.
The months of May until September witnessed 474 heat-related deaths, which is the worst death toll since the 1,402 in 2003.
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Climate change: Swiss cities combat heat islands
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Local authorities across Switzerland are planting trees, replacing asphalt surfaces with green ones or installing misting systems.
The figures were released on the same day as the Geneva-based World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) reported concerns at high sea temperatures and the loss of Antarctic ice.
The WMO could not predict the impact of El Niño on the rising temperature patterns.
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Private household assets in Switzerland continued to grow strongly in 2024. The increase was driven by both the growth in financial assets and higher property assets.
Record number of home office jobs advertised in Switzerland
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Swiss companies urged to improve accident prevention
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On World Day for Safety and Health at Work, Suva, the Swiss national accident insurance fund, is calling on companies to strengthen their prevention culture.
Francesca Torrani voted Swiss Journalist of the Year
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Francesca Torrani has been voted Swiss Journalist of the Year for her radio reports on the people in canton Ticino and their lives.
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Traffic jams stretching for kilometres continued to build up in front of the two portals of the Gotthard road tunnel in Switzerland on Sunday.
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Switzerland risks seeing another record glacier melt in 2023, says glaciologist
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The year 2023 looks set to be another bad one for Swiss glaciers, with snow cover around 30% below the average of the last ten years.
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July 2022 in Switzerland was one of the hottest since measurements began in 1864, according to the weather service of the national broadcaster.
Greenpeace warns of global warming impact in Switzerland
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The environmental organisation, Greenpeace, has warned that Switzerland is more affected by global warming than the global average.
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