Swiss scientists hope to save biggest glacier in the Alps even as ice loss acceleratesbr br The biggest glacier in the Alps could yet be partially saved if global warming is capped below two degrees Celsius, Swiss scientists said on March 21, 2025 although significant ice loss is now inevitable. Glaciers around the globe are disappearing faster than ever, with the last three years seeing the largest glacial mass loss on record, according to a UN report. The Great Aletsch Glacier in the Bernese Alps, which is 20 kilometers long and weighs 10 billion tons, attracts over a million people a year who can view its immensity from the Jungfraujoch viewing platform at 3,454 meters above sea level.