Record European Heatwaves Shrink Glaciers And Diminish Snow Cover In 2025

Europe experienced record extremes in 2025, with 95% of the continent experiencing above-average temperatures. This caused rapid loss of glacier mass and snow cover, according to the WMO’s latest assessment. All of Europe’s glaciers saw a net mass loss, and Iceland recorded its second-largest glacier loss on record. The continent faced dangerously high air temperatures, drought, heatwaves, and record ocean temperatures, leading to economic and biodiversity loss.

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