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Swiss glaciers lose 20 percent in five years, 5 percent vanishes this year
Swiss glaciers lost about 5 percent of their volume this year, bringing total losses over the past five years to 20 percent, as high temperatures and weak winter snowfall accelerated melting. Swiss monitoring bodies said 2026 saw the second-largest annual decline on record after 2022. Thickness fell 2.5 to 4 metres at key sites, including a 13-metre drop at the lowest point of the Aletsch glacier. Meltwater losses in July to September reached about 2.2 trillion litres.
Crypto
Oman chooses regulation over bitcoin mining ban, launches official pool
Oman has required licensed cryptocurrency mining companies to join a national, official bitcoin mining pool, opting for supervision rather than a ban or curbs. The government launched Omanhash.com as the only authorised pool for permitted miners in the country. The pool is expected initially to gather about 10 exahash per second of hashrate. The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology will run it with Frontier Technologies LLC, with infrastructure built by Enegix Global.
Mobility
Whistle expands parking enforcement alert service to Ulju county in Ulsan
Mobility app Whistle said on Wednesday it has expanded its illegal parking and stopping enforcement alert service to Ulju county in the city of Ulsan. Users receive free advance text alerts when a vehicle enters a CCTV-monitored enforcement zone. Existing members can use the service without additional registration, and new users can access integrated alerts across partner regions nationwide. The company said the move will improve driving convenience in a tourism-heavy area.