Glaciers

European Heatwave Exposes Swiss Mountain Pass Covered in Ice Since Roman Times

Tsanfleuron Glacier

The Tsanfleuron Pass between Gstaad and Les Diablerets in Switzerland has been exposed for the first time in 2,000 years. The rocky pass was covered under thick ice measuring still 50ft (15m) as recently as 10 years ago. But the permafrost melt this year was about three times the 10-year average, after a below-average snowfall last winter and two heatwaves […]
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Julia Schneemann |
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Freezing Line Breaks All-Time Altitude Record in Switzerland

Aletsch Glacier 2021 vs 2022

Concerning news from Switzerland was reported last week when the MeteoSwiss weather balloon recorded a new all-time high for the freezing line at 5,184m (17,008 ft).  MeteoSwiss, the federal office of meteorology and climatology of Switzerland, carries out a twice-daily measurement in their Payerne office via a radio-sounding balloon to measure important meteorological values in the atmosphere. This measurement puts […]
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Julia Schneemann |
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Greenland’s Ice Sheet May Have Reached a Tipping Point That Sets It On an Irreversible Path

Greenland’s ice sheet may have reached a tipping point that sets it on an irreversible path. Nearly 40 years of Greenland satellite data showed that its glaciers have shrunk so much that even if global warming stopped today, the ice sheet would continue to shrink. Related: Study Finds Climate Change Has Stopped 6,500 Years of Global Cooling According to the […]
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Sebastian Opazo |
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