Climate Change The Alpine Glaciers are Disappearing
The Upper Grindelwald Glacier in Berner Oberland in Switzerland around 1910 was made up of ice blocks the size of houses.
By 2002, the Upper Grindelwald Glacier had completely disappeared. Only the rocky cliff remained.
The Rhone Glacier and the Hotel Belvedere on Furka Pass in the Swiss Canton of Wallis in 1906.
This picture, taken in 2003, shows that the Hotel Belvedere may soon have to change its name. The glacial backdrop has vanished.
The High King Glacier near Salzburg, Austria formed a charming little Alpine lake in 1925.
Today, as this 2003 picture shows, the lake and glacier are both gone leaving behind a dry, rocky landscape.
The Schladminger and Hallstaetter Glaciers on the Hunerkogel in Austria around 1920.
By 2003, a hotel had been built on the rocky outcrop, but the ice had receded dramatically.
The Schneeferner Glacier on Germany's highest mountain the Zugspitze around 1910.
This 2003 photo shows that only small patches of ice remain.
The Pasterze Glacier on the Grossglockner in Austria in 1938. At that time, it was a powerful river of ice.
The Pasterze Glacier on Sept. 13, 2003. All that remains is a weak trickle.
