In 4 years, the front of the #Morteratsch Glacier retreated sharply due to a very negative mass balance, collapsing ice caves, and a relatively flat bedrock. It now terminates in a ~30 m-high ice cliff. Notice also the central surface collapse in 2025 (ice cave collapse).
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🧊 100 years of change on the #Morteratsch & #Pers glaciers

Once deeply crevassed and connected, now separated and thinning fast. Even high in the accumulation zones, ice gives way to rock. 🏔️

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