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Glaciers in the Alps - before and after

  • The Bossons Glacier on the northern slope of the Mont Blanc in 1880 and in 2010 Collection Nicolas Crispini, www.n-crispini.com
  • Collection Nicolas Crispini, www.n-crispini.com
  • The Trient Glacier in canton Valais has retreated dramatically between 1891 and 2010. It now measures only 4.5km long Collection Nicolas Crispini, www.n-crispini.com
  • Amédée Zryd, Hilaire Dumoulin, Nicolas Crispin
  • View of the Dent Blanche from the Ferpècle Glacier in 1900 and 2010 Amédée Zryd, Hilaire Dumoulin, Nicolas Crispin
  • Amédée Zryd, Hilaire Dumoulin, Nicolas Crispin
  • The Aletsch Glacier in 1865 and 2010 Collection Nicolas Crispini, www.n-crispini.com
  • Collection Nicolas Crispini, www.n-crispini.com
  • The Rhône Glacier in 1855 and in 2010 Amédée Zryd, Hilaire Dumoulin, Nicolas Crispin
  • Amédée Zryd, Hilaire Dumoulin, Nicolas Crispin
  • The Gorner Glacier in the Monte Rosa Massif in 1880 and in 2010 Collection Nicolas Crispini, www.n-crispini.com
  • Collection Nicolas Crispini, www.n-crispini.com
  • The Villa Cassel (home to the Pro Natura Aletsch Centre) with the Aletsch Glacier in the background (1912 and 2016) ??
  • Simon Bradley / swissinfo.ch
    This content was published on September 5, 2018 - 09:55

    Move the slider left and right to see how major glaciers in the Alps have dramatically changed over the past century. (Collection Nicolas Crispini, www.n-crispini.comExternal link)

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