Latest posts tagged with #GLAMOS on Bluesky
The winter surveys of #GLAMOS are just around the corner! ❄️⛰️
Yesterday we headed into the field with a big group for a safety training to refresh our techniques and safety protocols. Now let’s hope the #glaciers get plenty of snow so they’re well prepared for spring and summer. 🌨️
Latest #GLAMOS report on #glacier change in #Switzerland (2025) out today🧊🇨🇭
** Swiss glaciers lost ~3% of their remaining ice in one year due to a dry winter and a warm summer.
**159 glaciers (11%) have already disappeared.
👉 Full report: doi.glamos.ch/pubs/glbulle...
What does glacier fieldwork look like for @matthias-huss.bsky.social , head of #GLAMOS? 🧊📏
Politiken followed him on #PlaineMorte, where he documents the beauty, and rapid loss, of Swiss ice.
📄 politiken.dk/edition/news...
Am 30. September ging das #hydrologische Jahr 24/25 zu Ende. Im Westen und Süden war es zu nass, im Osten dagegen zu trocken. Nach den Daten von #GLAMOS verloren die Schweizer #Gletscher in den letzten Monaten 3% ihrer Masse. Ein kurzer Überblick => met.to/6k7p (km)
Gletscher-Monitoring #GLAMOS - Studienleiter @matthias-huss.bsky.social :
"Die stetig schwindenden Gletscher tragen dazu bei, dass sich das Gebirge destabilisiert. Dies kann zu Ereignissen wie im Lötschental führen, wo im Mai eine Fels-Eis-Lawine das Dorf #Blatten verschüttet hat."
#Klimawandel
🧊 SUISSE : Les glaciers ont fondu de 25% en 10 ans ❗️
La fonte s'accélère, l'hiver n'apporte plus assez de neige, l'été est brûlant. Que restera-t-il à nos enfants ?
➡️ Un désastre naturel causé par des élites inconscientes. #Glamos #GlacierDuRhone #Climat
[2/2] This year’s melt was driven by a snow-poor winter and summer heatwaves. Glaciers below 3k m lost over 2 m of ice. Shrinking glaciers also destabilize mountains, as seen in May, when a rock–ice avalanche buried Blatten in the Lötschental.
🔗 to #GLAMOS report: doi.glamos.ch/pubs/annualr...
[2/2] More on this story tomorrow in the #GLAMOS press release (01.10.2025).
And don’t miss the #SRF Einstein documentary on 02.10.2025, featuring the making-of our repeat photography.
@matthias-huss.bsky.social
#Glacier #ClimateChange #RepeatPhotography
Excited to be back on the #Morteratsch #glacier complex for our annual fieldwork. Together with colleagues from the Geography department, the coming week we will measure how the glacier is changing. Stay tuned for some updates!
@vubrussel.bsky.social #GLAMOS
🇨🇭 All #GLAMOS measurements on Swiss #glaciers are now in. The analysis is underway, and on October 1 we will release the full report for 2024/25. Stay tuned!
📸 Images: REUTERS / Denis Balibouse
#GLAMOS measurements have started last week with measurements on Rhone, Allalin, Corvatsch & Murtèl. Stay posted for the press release via @scnat.ch on 1st of October on the 2025 situation of #Swiss #glaciers.
The Swiss Cryosphere Report 2024 is out: Despite heavy snow, Swiss glaciers lost >2% of their volume. Permafrost hit record levels as heatwaves & Saharan dust take a toll on snow & ice. 🧊📉 #Kryosphärenbericht2024 #GLAMOS @slfdavos.bsky.social #PERMOS @scnat.ch
🖇️ cryosphere.scnat.ch/de/publicati...
Der Aletschgletscher mit dem Titel «Glacier Loss Day bereits erreicht». Dieser Tag ist ein Indikator für den Zustand der Gletscher und die Auswirkungen des Klimawandels. Er markiert den Zeitpunkt, an dem ein Gletscher all das Eis verliert, das er im Winter zuvor angesammelt hat. Alle Schmelze, die nachher bis zum kommenden Winter noch auftritt, trägt zum langfristigen Volumenverlust der Gletscher bei.
🧊 In der Schweiz wurde der #GlacierLossDay bereits heute erreicht, melden #GLAMOS & @matthias-huss.bsky.social. Er markiert den Zeitpunkt, an dem das gesamte im Winter angesammelte Eis auf den #Gletscher geschmolzen ist. 2025 markiert den zweifrühesten Zeitpunkt (nach 2022) – ideal wäre aber Oktober
Image représentant le glacier d'Aletsch ayant pour titre « Le Glacier Loss Day a déjà été atteint ». Il s'agit de l'un des indicateurs soulignant l'état des glaciers et les effets du changement climatique. Il marque le moment de l'année où un glacier a perdu toute la glace qu'il a accumulée pendant l'hiver précédent. Toute fonte supplémentaire jusqu'au prochain hiver contribue à la perte de volume des glaciers sur le long terme.
🧊 La Suisse a déjà franchi le #GlacierLossDay rapportent #GLAMOS et @matthias-huss.bsky.social. C'est le moment où la glace accumulée l'hiver dernier a complètement fondu sur les #glaciers. Ce seuil devrait idéalement tomber en octobre, mais 2025 est la 2ème date la plus précoce de l'histoire
The Glacier Loss Day occurred by mid-August in 2010-2020, and should be in October to permit a balance with climate. Heavy times!
Glaciers throughout Switzerland are equally affected. Little winter snow, early heat.
Based on #GLAMOS @vaw-glaciology.bsky.social measurements combined with modelling
Gletsjer smelten - Niet zo dramatisch als in 2022 (-5.9% )en 2023 (-4.4%) maar ondanks de zware wintersneeuw ging in 2024 bij de Zwitserse gletsjers opnieuw 2,3% van het totale ijsvolume verloren. Meer daarover in het `Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network` #GLAMOS
doi.glamos.ch/pubs/glbulle...
🆕🇨🇭 For the first time ever, #GLAMOS publishes the Swiss Glacier Bulletin, a comprehensive look at glacier change in 2024. Despite heavy winter snow, 2.3% of ice volume was lost. A landmark report on a critical year for Swiss glaciers: doi.glamos.ch/pubs/glbulle... @matthias-huss.bsky.social
Lots of #GLAMOS fieldwork last week with winter mass balance measured on 10 glaciers in just 3 days! 💪❄️
The summary? Little snow so far… but winter is coming. Up to 2 meters of fresh snow forecasted in the coming days! 🌨️🗻 @matthias-huss.bsky.social
Cold and sunny up on the #Findelen #Glacier last Friday, where part of our team carried out mass balance measurements. Snow cover? Barely. Another record winter drought, impacting not just Swiss glaciers, but also our fieldwork, with increasingly tricky crevasse conditions. #GLAMOS #AirZermatt
Fieldwork season kicked off in the best way possible, an absolutely stunning day on #Great #Aletschgletscher! ❄️✨ Completed 100 snow depth measurements and 5 snow density assessments for the winter mass balance. #GLAMOS @matthias-huss.bsky.social @kajavr.bsky.social
View down Great Aletsch #Glacier!
At a @scnat.ch #GLAMOS press event for the Day of Glaciers, we were able to attract an international line up of media (TV, radio, print). Fantastic to see interest in our field of research!
But: Saharan dust looming at the horizon... 🤔
State, projections and significance of Swiss #Glaciers.
Today our new Factsheet has been released via @scnat.ch The document provides insights and latest data on 6 pages. Have a read:
scnat.ch/en/uuid/i/59...
@ethzurich.bsky.social #GLAMOS
📢 The 2024 Glaciological Report by #GLAMOS is out, now in its 143rd/144th year. Swiss glaciers are shrinking rapidly, losing 6% of their volume in 21/22 and another 4% in 22/23. Some areas saw ice thinning by over 4m, breaking all melt rate records.
🔗 doi.glamos.ch/pubs/glrep/g...
Swiss glaciers are seeing below-average snowdepths two months into the new mass balance year, according to real-time #GLAMOS stations. Not unusual, though, and forecasts show snow depths will catch up soon. ❄️❄️ #Glaciers #Climate
A photo of the Unteraar Glacier, by Tobias Buettel
💙 Join us in raising awareness and taking action. Together, we can protect these critical ecosystems. Learn more about Swiss glaciers and the steps you can take to make a difference at glacierwatch.eu
#Glacierwatch #SwissGlaciers #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #GLAMOS #GlaciersMelting
[1/2] Giulia Mazzotti will apply a physically-based snow model 🌨️, including wind & avalanche redistribution, on Swiss glaciers, calibrated with #GLAMOS datasets to better understand winter accumulation.
