Morteratsch Glacier Cave (2) (IMAGE)

ETH Zurich

Morteratsch Glacier Cave (2)

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Hidden within the Morteratsch Glacier in Switzerland lies a large ice cave — a striking yet sobering sign of the ongoing and accelerating glacier disintegration leading to a reduction in the number of glaciers in the Alps and worldwide.

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Lander Van Tricht / ETH Zurich, Chair of Glaciology

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