How this page evolved

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1. Revision 3Oct 4, 2026, 3:54 PMLiveAI-organised, reviewed

   Added newly available sources on artificial glacier preservation, future glacier lakes and subglacial topography, and projected hydrological responses in a high-mountain basin. These extend the page beyond diagnosis: they show what interventions can and cannot achieve, where new lakes may form, and how runoff timing may shift. Swiss-specific hydrological projections remain absent, so the core uncertainty is unchanged.

   • · Updated “Consequences for water supplies in Switzerland and downstream”.
   • · Added section “New lakes, and what artificial interventions can and cannot do”.
   • · 3 new sources cited.
   • · The note on uncertainty changed.
   • · The key takeaways were revised.
   • · 2 new pieces of guidance for specific situations.
   • · 1 new open question.
2. Revision 2Oct 4, 2026, 3:36 PMAI-organised, reviewed

   AI-prepared Starting Map from live research.

   • · First published version.