Morteratsch Glacier Cave in Switzerland (IMAGE)

ETH Zurich

Morteratsch Glacier Cave in Switzerland

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In Switzerland, the Morteratsch-Pers glacier complex is rapidly shrinking. This ice cave, formed in 2023, marks a glacier gate where meltwater emerges. Without decisive climate action, Swiss glaciers could disappear entirely by 2100.

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Lander Van Tricht / ETH Zurich and Vrije Universiteit Brussel

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