Aletsch Glacier - Wikipedia
The Aletsch Glacier (German: Aletschgletscher, German pronunciation: [ˈalɛtʃˌɡlɛtʃɐ]) or Great Aletsch Glacier (Grosser Aletschgletscher) is the largest glacier in the Alps.
Rapid glacier retreat and downwasting throughout the European Alps …
2020年6月25日 · Our results reveal rapid glacier retreat across the Alps (−39 km² a−1) with regionally variable ice thickness changes (−0.5 to −0.9 m a−1).
The Alps’ iconic glaciers are melting, but there’s still time to save ...
2024年7月15日 · Glaciers—dynamic masses of ice descending from the mountain tops—have always been fascinating to humankind. They intrinsically belong to the high-alpine environment. Countless photographs immortalize their bright white beauty and the power they radiate.
Alps - Wikipedia
Alpine glaciers can be straight rivers of ice, long sweeping rivers, spread in a fan-like shape (Piedmont glaciers), and curtains of ice that hang from vertical slopes of the mountain peaks. The stress of the movement causes the ice to break and crack loudly, perhaps explaining why the mountains were believed to be home to dragons in the ...
The Culture and History of Glaciers in the Alps
2018年4月2日 · As striking features of the natural environment, glaciers often play a role in the history and culture of the regions where they are found. In some places glaciers are revered: Quechua pilgrims travel into Peru’s high Andes to visit sacred glaciers during the religious Quyllurit’i festival.
Alps - Mountains, Glaciers, Valleys | Britannica
2024年9月25日 · Alps - Mountains, Glaciers, Valleys: The Alps emerged during the Alpine orogeny, an event that began about 65 million years ago as the Mesozoic Era was drawing to a close. A broad outline helps to clarify the main episodes of a complicated process.
Aletsch Glacier - Switzerland Tourism
Incredibly immense, incredibly beautiful: the Large Aletsch Glacier is the Alps' mightiest ice flow. And the most popular, for it is easily accessible and is ideally situated for extensive hikes, winter sports and special nature excursions.
The Alps’ iconic glaciers are melting, but there’s still time to save ...
2024年7月14日 · For almost two decades now, more than a dozen glacier-based ski resorts in different countries of the European Alps have covered their ice with white tarpaulins, so-called “geotextiles.” This method has proven to be efficient in reducing the melt locally.
Aletsch Glacier: Everything You Need to Know - SwitzerLanding
2024年7月16日 · Glistening high in south-central Switzerland in the Bernese Alps, the Aletsch Glacier is a spectacular river of ice. As the largest glacier in all of the Alps , it covers an area of 171 square kilometers (66 mi), 20 kilometers (12.4 mi) long, and 1.6 kilometers (1 mi) wide.
The impact of climate change and glacier mass loss on the
2020年6月26日 · By 2100, the impact of climate change on the cryosphere and hydrosphere in the Alps is expected to lead to a decrease in annual river discharge. In this work, we modelled the twenty-first century...