Glaciers in the Alps – before and after

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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 Crispini

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

Amédée Zryd, Hilaire Dumoulin, Nicolas Crispin

The Villa Cassel (home to the Pro Natura Aletsch Centre) with the Aletsch Glacier in the background (1912 and 2016) Collection Nicolas Crispini, www.n-crispini.com

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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)