Cry Me a Glacier
‘It made me cry’: Viral photos of Swiss glacier taken 15 years apart show impact of climate change
Posted on 28 Aug 24
by JitIn climate change, Glaciers, History, Ice Ages, Uncategorized
A couple of weeks ago, I was sent a link to a story on ITV.com.
‘It made me cry’: Viral photos of Swiss glacier taken 15 years apart show impact of climate change
It was somewhat surprising to see that a melting glacier had the power to wring tears from someone’s eyes. Landscapes around the world have been trashed on epic and far more emotionally-wrenching scales [insert your own examples here]. At least once a glacier recedes, it leaves behind a landscape that is still wonderful to behold.
I found myself wondering whether the recession of this particular glacier needed to be put in the proper context. And so here we are.
The glacier in question is the Rhonegletscher, or Rhone glacier if you like. Luckily for the seeker after context, there is plenty of history recorded for this particular river of ice. From the evidence of the photographs, the glacier has receded. To find out how much,
https://cliscep.com/2024/08/28/cry-me-a-glacier/
