Publisher Note
There are about 4400 glaciers in the Alps. Still - because due to global warming the apparently "eternal ice" is disappearing. By the end of our century, according to forecasts, even of the largest
Alpine glacier, the Aletsch glacier in Switzerland, only a few ice fields will be left.
Steep icefalls, crevassed glacier tongues, glacier gates from which glittering meltwater streams spill, peaks torn apart by the thawing permafrost and gigantic moraines - Bernhard Edmaier uses breathtaking images to visualize how climate change is changing the Alps.
The 200 extraordinary photographs show the variety of forms that are lost in the process, but also what is newly created: colored lake landscapes, rocks polished by ice or desert-like slopes of rubble, which vegetation is gradually taking over again.
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| Release Place | Munich, Germany |
| Edition | 1st edition |
| Release Date | 2022 |
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ISBN-13:
9783763370757
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| Topics | Aletsch Glacier, Alps, Glaciers, Global Warming, Switzerland |
| Language | German |
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| Format | hardcover with dust-jacket |
| Dimensions | 27.6 × 32.5 cm |
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| Pages | 226 |
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