Glacier recession in the Swiss Alps

Panoramic views of Gornergletscher (bottom), Schwärzegletscher, Breithorngletscher, Triftjigletscher and Unterer Theodulgletscher (f.l.t.r.) around 1930-1940 and 2018 from a location south of Rotenboden. The surface of Gornergletscher is about 200 metres lower in the newer photo (older panorama renered from: ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv, Fotograf: Chaix, Emile, Hs_1458- GK-B014-1930-0024 bis 0026, CC BY-SA 4.0, 2018 panorama: Michael Hambrey).

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