Swiss glaciers have been melting at an alarming rate due to global warming for decades, and the most recent heatwave is accelerating this process. The most current heatwave is impacting not only humans, animals and Switzerland’s infrastructure, but is also inflicting further damage on the country’s glaciers. "Prolonged heatwaves are the worst-case scenario for glaciers," according to Matthias Huss, head of the Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network (GLAMOS) .