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  "id": 11184695,
  "title": "'Catastrophic': Swiss glaciers lose fifth of mass in five years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/catastrophic-swiss-glaciers-lose-fifth-of-mass-in-five-years-11184695",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-01T00:10:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RFI English",
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    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/environment/20261001-catastrophic-swiss-glaciers-lose-fifth-of-mass-in-five-years"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Switzerland's glaciers, which are disproportionately impacted by climate change, have lost nearly 20 percent of their mass in five years, experts said Thursday, with 2026 registering the second-biggest melt on record.",
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        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Swiss glaciers suffer another year of record ice loss",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/swiss-glaciers-suffer-another-year-of-record-ice-loss",
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        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "'Catastrophic': Swiss glaciers lose fifth of mass in five years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/catastrophic-swiss-glaciers-lose-fifth-of-mass-in-five-years",
        "published": "2026-09-30T23:59:34.000Z"
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        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Swiss glaciers suffer 'disastrous' year of ice loss, threatening water supplies",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Swiss glaciers lose more than 5% of ice after record heatwave",
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        "published": "2026-10-01T01:36:21.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Swiss glaciers lose more than 5% of ice after record heatwave",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/swiss-glaciers-lose-more-than-5-of-ice-after-record-heatwave-11093554",
        "published": "2026-10-01T03:14:52.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Guardian Science",
        "title": "‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years",
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        "published": "2026-10-01T04:00:27.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "'Catastrophic': Swiss glaciers lose fifth of mass in five years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/catastrophic-swiss-glaciers-lose-fifth-of-mass-in-five-years",
        "published": "2026-10-01T04:07:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "'Catastrophic': Swiss glaciers lose fifth of mass in five years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/catastrophic-swiss-glaciers-lose-fifth-of-mass-in-five-years-11129638",
        "published": "2026-10-01T06:50:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Swiss glaciers lose 5.5% of ice in second-largest melt on record",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/swiss-glaciers-lose-5-5-of-ice-in-second-largest-melt-on-record",
        "published": "2026-10-01T06:59:32.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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