The Mont-Blanc glaciers, just over an hour from Geneva, are melting a month ahead of schedule after a low-snow winter and June's record heatwave.
The Chamonix Guides president Olivier Greber says he has never seen the mountains this dry in early July.
High-altitude guides are already facing fewer viable routes, with rockfalls multiplying and the freezing level climbing past 4,000 metres.
Valais scam alert
Valais police say a fresh wave of phone scams has cost residents nearly CHF 150,000 in the past week alone
Geneva job losses concern
Job cuts at the UN's Geneva-based health and food agencies will weaken food safety worldwide according to report
Parental law change soon
Geneva's 24-week parental leave is finally on track after the National Council cleared the last federal obstacle on yesterday
House price risk
Zurich now carries the highest housing-bubble risk of any city in the world, according to UBS's Global Real Estate Bubble Index
New hearings for Crans Montana fire case
Prosecutors in the Crans-Montana fire case have scheduled four fresh hearings before the end of the year — and could add more
ICRC neutrality important
The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross says Switzerland and the Geneva-based humanitarian body should keep their neutralities distinct
