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Before/after comparison photo of Schwärze glacier (Valais Alps)
Height: ca. 2400 - 3800m a.s.l.
Location: Zermatt, Matter valley, Valais, Switzerland
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The Schwärze glacier (Schwärzegletscher) is located on the north side of the Pollux (4089m). Until about 2020 it flowed into the well-known Gornergletscher. Around 2020, the Schwärzegletscher lost contact with the Gorner glacier (Gornergletscher) and since then no longer supplies it with ice.
Height: 2769m Viewing direction center of photo: S (190°)
Compare the situation from with that from (<<< select date) Period of time: 4035 days (= 11.05 years)
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Below is a strip of the
Gorner Glacier (surface about 2400m.a.s.l.). Note the massive loss of mass.
Summits: Castor (4223m), Pollux (4089m), Roccia Nera (4074m) and Breithorn Twins (4138m)
M Current meteo and climatic data for the Schwärze glacier.
The meteorological/climate data from the MeteoSwiss measuring stations closest to the Schwärze glacier have been available since December 2023. You can call up the daily and monthly values for temperature (incl. min/max values), precipitation and sunshine duration, a comparison with the climate standard values and exceptional weather events. Links to the nearest snow depth measuring stations on the Schwärze glacier round off the offer.
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Before/After images.
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