by Matthias Huss — Reposted by: Ingolf Kühn, Patrick A. Jansen, Juan Cole
It felt emotional to visit the exact same spot @swisstopo cartographers chose in 1919. The view was so different.
Simply unbelievable!!
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by Matthias Huss — Reposted by: Richard Waite
This incredible image comparison shows like nothing else the darkening of mountain peaks.
And along with the disappearance of snow, ice and permafrost, new hazards come along
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Yesterday morning, the scene looked so different! Still beautiful, but the ice got slim... Almost sentimental to see another crazy year up there
Will there ever be a call:
"Make Aletsch Great Again"?
It would be about time
A good decision: a massive landslide occurred this Sunday covering the entire glacier 👇
www.ur.ch/mmdirektione....
by Matthias Huss — Reposted by: Suzanne de Cheveigné
Deep scars in its surface are indicative of the processes of internal decay. This is widespread now in the Alps.
A sad sight for a glaciologist...
by Matthias Huss — Reposted by: Trudy Harpham
Not all as shiny white as here! Major losses also in 2025. Stay posted for the press release via @scnat.ch on 1 Oct
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One of those is Pizolgletscher which I visited today. Always a saddening yet impressive sight...
by Matthias Huss — Reposted by: Ricard V. Solé
Reposted by: Matthias Huss
We were at Glacier de la Plaine Morte today for GLAMOS measurements. Bad situation, as expected. Major mass loss has already occurred and melting continues at crazy rates. Wow, let's see where this is ending...
While July was good for glaciers after record-melt in June, the new heat wave again results in major ice loss
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Melting at the glacier terminus is incredible though this year as reported by measurements by @pronaturabl.bsky.social
Already over 7️⃣ meters of ice loss since Oct 2024, with considerable melt also in winter.
