أَنْهَارُ سُوِيسْرَا الجَلِيدِيَّةُ تَفْقِدُ خُمْسَ جَلِيدِهَا تَقْرِيبًا خِلَالَ خَمْسِ سَنَوَاتٍ
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أَظْهَرَتْ بَيَانَاتٌ نُشِرَتْ فِي الأَوَّلِ مِنْ أُكْتُوبَرَ أَنَّ أَنْهَارَ سُوِيسْرَا الجَلِيدِيَّةَ فَقَدَتْ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ٥٪ مِنْ جَلِيدِهَا فِي عَامِ ٢٠٢٦. وَكَانَتْ هَذِهِ ثَانِيَ أَكْبَرِ خَسَارَةٍ سَنَوِيَّةٍ مُسَجَّلَةٍ، بَعْدَ عَامِ ٢٠٢٢.
وَتُظْهِرُ بَيَانَاتُ شَبَكَةِ مُرَاقَبَةِ الأَنْهَارِ الجَلِيدِيَّةِ أَنَّ الشِّتَاءَ كَانَ قَلِيلَ الثَّلْجِ. وَمِنْ مَايُو إِلَى سِبْتَمْبَرَ، شَهِدَتْ المِنْطَقَةُ أَحْوَالًا جَافَّةً وَمَوْجَاتِ حَرٍّ، فَذَابَ الجَلِيدُ بِسُرْعَةٍ.
وَبَيْنَ يُولْيُو وَسِبْتَمْبَرَ، فَقَدَتِ الأَنْهَارُ الجَلِيدِيَّةُ مَا يُقَارِبُ ٢٢٠٠ مِلْيَارِ لِتْرٍ مِنَ المَاءِ. وَيَزِيدُ هَذَا عَلَى أَرْبَعَةِ أَضْعَافِ كَمِّيَّةِ مَاءِ الشُّرْبِ الَّتِي تَسْتَخْدِمُهَا الأُسَرُ فِي سُوِيسْرَا خِلَالَ عَامٍ.
وَخِلَالَ السَّنَوَاتِ الخَمْسِ المَاضِيَةِ، فَقَدَتْ أَنْهَارُ سُوِيسْرَا الجَلِيدِيَّةُ قُرَابَةَ خُمْسِ حَجْمِ جَلِيدِهَا. وَيُسَاعِدُ المَاءُ النَّاتِجُ عَنْ ذَوَبَانِهِ فِي تَقْلِيلِ نَقْصِ المِيَاهِ صَيْفًا. لَكِنَّ هَذَا الدَّوْرَ يَضْعُفُ مَعَ تَقَلُّصِ مَسَاحَةِ الجَلِيدِ. وَتَقُولُ الجِهَاتُ العِلْمِيَّةُ إِنَّ هَذِهِ البَيَانَاتِ تُظْهِرُ سُرْعَةَ تَغَيُّرِ الأَنْهَارِ الجَلِيدِيَّةِ.
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Swiss Glaciers Lose Nearly a Fifth of Their Ice in Five Years
Data published on October 1 showed that Switzerland’s glaciers lost more than 5% of their ice in 2026. This was the second-largest annual loss recorded, after 2022.
Data from the glacier monitoring network shows that the winter had little snow. From May to September, the region had dry conditions and heatwaves, so the ice melted quickly.
Between July and September, the glaciers lost around 2,200 billion liters of water. That is more than four times the amount of drinking water Swiss households use in a year.
Over the past five years, Switzerland’s glaciers have lost nearly a fifth of their ice volume. Meltwater helps reduce water shortages in summer, but this role weakens as the ice-covered area shrinks. The scientific organizations say the data show how quickly the glaciers are changing.
Key Vocabulary
| Arabic | Part of speech | English |
|---|---|---|
| بَيَانَاتٌ | noun | data |
| خَسَارَةٌ | noun | loss |
| مُرَاقَبَةٌ | noun | monitoring |
| قَلِيلُ الثَّلْجِ | adjective phrase | low in snow |
| جَافٌّ | adjective | dry |
| مَوْجَةُ حَرٍّ | noun phrase | heatwave |
| ذَوَبَانٌ | noun | melting |
| مَاءٌ نَاتِجٌ عَنْ الذَّوَبَانِ | noun phrase | meltwater |
| نَقْصٌ | noun | shortage |
| تَقَلُّصٌ | noun | shrinkage |
Sources
- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL: Swiss glaciers lose a further five per cent of their volume
- Reuters, reprinted by MarketScreener: Swiss glaciers suffer 'catastrophic year' of ice loss
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