A glacier snout seen emerging from a valley. The glacier is white grey in colour and the valley sides are deep brown and scattered with snow fall

Further reading

Copernicus climate change service Alpine glaciers in the European Alps
The Guardian Record warm winter in parts of Europe forces closure of ski slopes
FT Alpine glaciers fall victim to Europe’s warming climate
Water, section 2.2. On the Shift of Glacier Equilibrium Line Altitude (ELA) under the Changing Climate
The Conversation Glaciers in the Alps are melting faster than ever – and 2022 was their worst summer yet
SpringerLink 200 years of equilibrium-line altitude variability across the European Alps
France24 French Alps village says goodbye to ski lift of winters past
National Geographic Climate 101: Glaciers | National Geographic
The Conversation Skiing in the Alps faces a bleak future thanks to climate change
The Guardian ‘Vast’ mass of microbes being released by melting glaciers
BBC News Climate change: Melting glaciers could release tonnes of bacteria
Antarctic Glaciers warm-based, cold-based and polythermal glacial processes
Antarctic Glaciers An introduction to Glacier Mass Balance and ELAs
The Guardian Two-thirds of glacier ice in the Alps 'will melt by 2100'
Earth.com Melting glaciers release vast quantities of unknown microbes

A glacier snout seen emerging from a valley. The glacier is white grey in colour and the valley sides are deep brown and scattered with snow fall

Introduction

A glacier snout seen emerging from a valley. The glacier is white grey in colour and the valley sides are deep brown and scattered with snow fall

Types of glacier

A glacier snout seen emerging from a valley. The glacier is white grey in colour and the valley sides are deep brown and scattered with snow fall

Mass balance and rising ELAs

A glacier snout seen emerging from a valley. The glacier is white grey in colour and the valley sides are deep brown and scattered with snow fall

Physical impacts

A glacier snout seen emerging from a valley. The glacier is white grey in colour and the valley sides are deep brown and scattered with snow fall

Long-term impacts

A glacier snout seen emerging from a valley. The glacier is white grey in colour and the valley sides are deep brown and scattered with snow fall

Activity

A glacier snout seen emerging from a valley. The glacier is white grey in colour and the valley sides are deep brown and scattered with snow fall

Further reading