NEW: Glacier recession

NEW: Glacier recession
Repeat photos of glaciers in the Swiss Alps [more]

Rhonegletscher 2023

Rhonegletscher 2023
Changes at Rhonegletscher [more]

Tiefengletscher 2021-22

Tiefengletscher 2021-22
Collapse of Tiefengletscher and formation of a proglacial lake [more]

Vadret da Morteratsch 2021

Vadret da Morteratsch 2021
Recession of Vadret da Morteratsch [mehr]

Vadret da Tschierva 2023

Vadret da Tschierva 2023
Changes at Vadret da Tschierva [more]

Migrating boulders

Migrating boulders
Research project on migrating boulders on glaciers [more]

Griesssee

Griesssee
Growing proglacial lake [more]

Grosser Aletschgletscher

Grosser Aletschgletscher
Repeat photos 2005-2019 and Moosfluh mass movement

Bylot Island, Canada

Bylot Island, Canada
Glaciological research in the Canadian Arctic [more]

Vegetation 1985-2021

Vegetation 1985-2021
Ecological succession in front of Vadret da Morteratsch [more]

Antarctica

Antarctica
McMurdo Ice Shelf [more]

Antarctic Peninsula

Antarctic Peninsula
Antarctic Peninsula (West) [more]

Dry Valleys, Antarctica

Dry Valleys, Antarctica
Dry Valleys, Antarctica [more]

Antarctic Geology

Antarctic Geology
Geology of Antarctica [more]

Alaska

Alaska
Alaska Range and Wrangell Mountains [more]

Svalbard

Svalbard
Glaciers and landscapes of the Svalbard archipelago [more]

Axel Heiberg Island

Axel Heiberg Island
Glaciers of Axel Heiberg Island, Canada [more]

Glaciers of the Alps

Glaciers of the Alps
Photo galleries and more on selected glaciers [more]

Glaciers of the World

Glaciers of the World
An introduction to the glaciers of the World with all photos from our book "Glaciers" [more]

Aletsch Livecam Movies

Aletsch Livecam Movies
Time lapse movies showing the movement of Grosser Aletschgletscher [mehr]

Photoglossary

Photoglossary
Illustrated glossary of glaciological terms [more]
Glaciers online offers photos and summary explanations concerning glaciers from all over the world. The primary goal of our project is to enrich and stimulate the teaching of Earth Science and Physical Geography, in particular glaciology. Glaciers online is a joint project of Jürg Alean, Kantonschule Zürcher Unterland in Bülach, Switzerland, and Michael Hambrey, Centre for Glaciology at the Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom.